Oxyura
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Translingual
Proper noun
Oxyura f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – stiff-tailed 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; Oxyurinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Oxyura jamaicensis – type species; Oxyura australis, Oxyura ferruginea, Oxyura leucocephala, Oxyura maccoa, Oxyura vittata, †Oxyura vantetsi – other species
References
Oxyura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oxyura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Oxyura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
