Ponginae
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Pongo abelii
Translingual
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Etymology
Proper noun
Ponginae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – orangutans and extinct relatives.
- Synonym: Pongidae
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Haplorrhini – suborder; Simiiformes – infraorder; Catarrhini – parvorder; Hominoidea – superfamily; Hominidae – family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Pongo (genus)
- †Ankarapithecus, †Gigantopithecus, †Hispanopithecus, †Khoratpithecus, †Lufengpithecus, †Sivapithecus (extinct genera)
Further reading
Ponginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ponginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pongo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pongo in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Ponginae at Paleobiology Database
