Spatula
See also: spatula
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin spatula (“spoon”). Named by Friedrich Boie in 1822, and resurrected pursuant to molecular phylogenetic results.
Proper noun
Spatula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the shovelers, the garganey, and some teals.
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
References
Spatula (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Spatula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Spatula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons