Pinguinus

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Translingual

Pinguinus impennis, stuffed

Etymology

From Latin pinguis (“plump”).

Proper noun

†Pinguinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the single extinct species Pinguinus impennis (great auk).

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): Pinguinus impennis (extinct species)

Further reading

great auk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pinguinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pinguinus impennis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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