Puffinus
Translingual
Puffinus puffinus
Etymology
New Latin, from French puffin.
Proper noun
Puffinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – several shearwaters.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Puffinus puffinus - type species; Puffinus pacificus, Puffinus bulleri, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, Puffinus creatopus, Puffinus carneipes, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus yelkouan, Puffinus mauretanicus, Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus auricularis, Puffinus newelli, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus persicus, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus subalaris, Puffinus bannermani, Puffinus heinrothi, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus baroli, Puffinus boydi - species
Derived terms
- Puffinus gravis, now Ardenna gravis
References
Puffinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Puffinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Puffinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN