Anatidae

Translingual

Etymology

Anas ‎ -idae

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /əˈnætɪˌdiː/

Proper noun

Anatidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Anseriformes – most ducks, swans and geese.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Galloanseri – superorder; Anseriformes - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Anatinae, Anseranatinae, Anserinae, Dendrocygninae, Merginae, Oxyurinae, Plectropterinae, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Thalassorninae - subfamilies
  • for genera see Anatidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux and Category:Genera_of_Anatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• Anatidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anatidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anatidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anatidae at AnimalBase
• Anatidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anatidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Anatidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
• “Anatidae”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.