Procellaria
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin procellaria (“petrel”), from procella (“storm”) + -aria (“-ary: forming adjectives”), from their presumed association with stormy weather.
Proper noun
Procellaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – the petrels.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Procellariiformes – order; Procellariidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Procellaria aequinoctialis, Procellaria cinerea, Procellaria conspicillata, Procellaria parkinsoni, Procellaria westlandica – species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN