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Pinguinus
Pinguinus
Translingual
Proper noun
†Pinguinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the single extinct species Pinguinus impennis (great auk).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Charadriiformes - order; Alcae - suborder; Alcidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pinguinus impennis (extinct species)