Fratercula
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Translingual
Etymology
Latin fratercula (“little brother”)
Proper noun
Fratercula f
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): Fratercula arctica (Atlantic puffin), Fratercula cirrhata (tufted puffin), Fratercula corniculata (horned puffin) – species
See also
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Fratercula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Fratercula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Fratercula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Fratercula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Fratercula at the Catalogue of Life
- Fratercula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Fratercula at Paleobiology Database
