Gruidae

Translingual

Grus canadensis

Etymology

Grus (“genus name”) +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Gruidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – cranes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(family): Balearicinae, Gruinae (subfamilies)
- Balearica; Anthropoides, Antigone, Bugeranus, Grus - genera

References

Crane (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gruidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Gruidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gruidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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