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Calonectris
Calonectris
Translingual
Proper noun
Calonectris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – certain large shearwaters.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Calonectris diomedea, Calonectris edwardsii - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276