Merginae

Translingual

Etymology

Mergus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Merginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Anatidae – the seaducks.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): 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

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Polysticta, Somateria, Histrionicus, Camptorhynchus, Melanitta, Clangula, Bucephala, Mergellus, Lophodytes, Mergus - genera

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