Fratercula

Translingual

Etymology

Latin fratercula (“little brother”)

Proper noun

Fratercula f

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the puffins.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Alcae - suborder; Alcidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Fratercula arctica (Atlantic puffin), Fratercula cirrhata (tufted puffin), Fratercula corniculata (horned puffin) - species

See also

Puffinus

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Fratercula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Fratercula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Fratercula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Fratercula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Fratercula at the Catalogue of Life
Fratercula at Encyclopedia of Life
Fratercula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Fratercula at Paleobiology Database

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