- genus Pinguinus
- noungreat auk• Syn: ↑Pinguinus• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Alcidae, ↑family Alcidae• Member Meronyms: ↑great auk, ↑Pinguinus impennis
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genus Pinguinus
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Pinguinus — noun great auk • Syn: ↑genus Pinguinus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Alcidae, ↑family Alcidae • Member Meronyms: ↑great auk … Useful english dictionary
Pinguinus impennis — noun large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct • Syn: ↑great auk • Hypernyms: ↑auk • Member Holonyms: ↑Pinguinus, ↑genus Pinguinus … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Great Auk — Taxobox name = Great Auk status = EX extinct = 1852. The last specimen was sighted in Newfoundland. status system = iucn3.1 image width = 200px image caption = Breeding (standing) and nonbreeding (swimming) plumage. By John Gerrard Keulemans.… … Wikipedia
great auk — noun large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct • Syn: ↑Pinguinus impennis • Hypernyms: ↑auk • Member Holonyms: ↑Pinguinus, ↑genus Pinguinus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Alcidae — noun web footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. • Syn: ↑family Alcidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriiformes, ↑order Charadriiformes … Useful english dictionary
family Alcidae — noun web footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. • Syn: ↑Alcidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriiformes, ↑order Charadriiformes … Useful english dictionary
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