Melanitta
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + νῆττα (nêtta, “duck”).
Proper noun
Melanitta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the scoters.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Merginae - subfamily