Synthliboramphus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Synthliboramphus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – certain murrelets, seabirds of the northern Pacific.
Usage notes
S. hypoleucus, S. scrippsi and S. craveri have formerly been considered a single species; they are sometime placed in genus Endomychura.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Alcae - suborder; Alcidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Synthliboramphus antiquus (ancient murrelet), Synthliboramphus craveri (Craveri's murrelet), Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Guadalupe murrelet or Xantus's murrelet), Synthliboramphus scrippsi (Scripps's murrelet), Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Japanese murrelet) (species)
References
- Synthliboramphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Synthliboramphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Synthliboramphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN