Aethia
Translingual
Aethia cristatella
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἴθυια (aíthuia, “a diving bird, perhaps the shearwater”).
Proper noun
Aethia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – four auklet species of the North Pacific.
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): Aethia cristatella, Aethia psittacula, Aethia pusilla, Aethia pygmaea - species
See also
- Paleoaethia (class Trilobita, order/family incertae sedis)
References
Aethia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aethia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Aethia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN