Anatidae

Anatidae

Translingual

Etymology

Anas +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Anatidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Anseriformes – most ducks, swans and geese.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Anatinae, Anseranatinae, Anserinae, Dendrocygninae, Merginae, Oxyurinae, Plectropterinae, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Thalassorninae - subfamilies
  • for genera see Anatidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux and Genera_of_Anatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• Anatidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anatidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anatidae at AnimalBase
• Anatidae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Anatidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anatidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Anatidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN