- family Spheniscidae
- nouncomprising all existing penguins• Syn: ↑Spheniscidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Sphenisciformes, ↑order Sphenisciformes• Member Meronyms:
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family Spheniscidae
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Spheniscidae — noun comprising all existing penguins • Syn: ↑family Spheniscidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphenisciformes, ↑order Sphenisciformes • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
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bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Penguin — Taxobox name = Penguins fossil range = Paleocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo = Sphenisciformes ordo authority =… … Wikipedia
penguin — /peng gwin, pen /, n. Ornith. 1. any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers. 2. Obs. See great auk. [1570 80; orig. uncert.; perh. < Welsh pen… … Universalium
Crested penguin — Eudyptes Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Spheniscus — noun type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins • Syn: ↑genus Spheniscus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Spheniscidae, ↑family Spheniscidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Pygoscelis — noun a genus of Spheniscidae • Syn: ↑Pygoscelis • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Spheniscidae, ↑family Spheniscidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Spheniscus — noun type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins • Syn: ↑Spheniscus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Spheniscidae, ↑family Spheniscidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pygoscelis — noun a genus of Spheniscidae • Syn: ↑genus Pygoscelis • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Spheniscidae, ↑family Spheniscidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
