Anseriformes
Translingual
Etymology
From Anser + -iformes.
Proper noun
Anseriformes
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – waterfowl, including the geese, ducks and swans.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Anatidae, Anhimidae, Anseranatidae (families)
- †Dromornithidae, †Presbyornithidae (extinct families)
References
- Anseriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anseriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anseriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Anseriformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Anseriformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Anseriformes at Encyclopedia of Life
- Anseriformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521