Dendrocygna
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Dendrocygna arcuata
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + Latin cygnus (“swan”).
Proper noun
Dendrocygna f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – whistling ducks.
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; Dendrocygninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Dendrocygna arcuata (wandering whistling duck) - type species; Dendrocygna arborea (West Indian whistling duck), Dendrocygna autumnalis (black-bellied whistling duck), Dendrocygna bicolor (fulvous whistling duck), Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling duck or grass whistling duck), Dendrocygna guttata (spotted whistling duck), Dendrocygna javanica (lesser whistling duck), Dendrocygna viduata (white-faced whistling duck) - other species
References
Dendrocygna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dendrocygna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dendrocygna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
