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Apterygidae
Apterygidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Apterygidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Apterygiformes – the kiwis.
Hypernyms
- (family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Palaeognathae - parvclass; Apterygiformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Apteryx, †Proapteryx - genera
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276