Merganetta

Translingual

Etymology

Mergus +‎ Netta

Proper noun

Merganetta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – torrent duck.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Tadorninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Merganetta armata - sole species

References

Merganetta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Merganetta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Merganetta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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