Tetraoninae
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
Tetrao + -idae
Proper noun
Tetraoninae
- A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – the grouses.
Usage notes
- Members are alternatively considered a family, Tetraonidae.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Bonasa, Centrocercus, Dendragapus, Lagopus, Lyrurus, Tetrao, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus - genera