Ardenna
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Ardenna f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – certain medium-sized to large shearwaters.
Usage notes
- The various species were previously placed in Puffinus, which in a 2004 study was found to be polyphyletic.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Procellariiformes – order; Procellariidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ardenna gravis - type species;
- Ardenna bulleri, Ardenna carneipes, Ardenna creatopus, Ardenna grisea, Ardenna pacificus, Ardenna tenuirostris - other species
References
- Ardenna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ardenna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ardenna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Neo-Latin. From French Ardennes, from Latin Arduenna.
Proper noun
Ardenna f sg (genitive Ardennae); first declension
- alternative form of Arduenna
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.