Pteroclidae

Translingual

Etymology

Pterocles +‎ -idae, by irregular formation

Proper noun

Pteroclidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pteroclidiformes – sandgrouse.

Usage notes

Variously placed, in orders Ciconiiformes and Columbiformes, as well as in Pteroclidiformes (sister to Columbiformes)

Synonyms

Pteroclididae - regular formation

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(family): Pterocles - type genus; Nyctiperdix, Calopterocles, Syrrhaptes - other extant genera

References

Pteroclidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteroclidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pteroclidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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