Merganetta
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Merganetta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – torrent duck.
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; Tadorninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Merganetta armata - sole species
References
Merganetta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Merganetta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Merganetta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
