Phalacrocoracidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Phalacrocoracidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – cormorants and shags.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Suliformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Phalacrocorax (Old World cormorants), Gulosus (European shag), Leucocarbo (blue-eyed shags), Microcarbo, Nannopterum (American cormorants), Poikilocarbo (red-legged cormorant), Urile (North Pacific cormorants), †Nambashag - genera
References
Phalacrocoracidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phalacrocoracidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Phalacrocoracidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
