Bucephala
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Proper noun
Bucephala f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the goldeneyes.
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; Merginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bucephala clangula (common goldeneye), Bucephala islandica (Barrow's goldeneye), Bucephala albeola (bufflehead) - species