Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Somateria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – most of waterfowl called eiders.

Hypernyms

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

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276