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Aythya

Aythya

Translingual

Aythya fuligula

Proper noun

Aythya f

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the canvasback, redhead, pochard and other ducks.

Hypernyms

(genus): Aves - class; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anatinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Aythya fuligula, Aythya nyroca, Aythya novaeseelandiae - species