Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Botaurinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ardeidae – most bitterns.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clade; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ardeidae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Botaurus, Dupetor, Ixobrychus, Zebrilus - genera