Eudyptes
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Eudyptes sclateri
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)
Proper noun
Eudyptes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – crested penguins, some also called rockhopper penguins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Sphenisciformes – order; Spheniscidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eudyptes chrysocome (western rockhopper penguin) – type species; Eudyptes chrysolophus (macaroni penguin), Eudyptes filholi (eastern rockhopper penguin), Eudyptes moseleyi (northern rockhopper penguin), Eudyptes pachyrhynchus (Fiordland penguin), Eudyptes robustus (Snares penguin), Eudyptes schlegeli (royal penguin), Eudyptes sclateri (erect-crested penguin) – other extant genera
References
Eudyptes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Eudyptes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Eudyptes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
