Tachybaptus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tachybaptus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – certain grebes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Mirandornithes – clade; Podicipediformes – order; Podicipedidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tachybaptus dominicus, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae, Tachybaptus pelzelnii, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Tachybaptus tricolor, †Tachybaptus rufolavatus – species
References
Tachybaptus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tachybaptus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tachybaptus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
