Bucephala
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βουκέφᾰλος (bouképhălos, “bullheaded”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Proper noun
Bucephala f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – goldeneyes, breeding in much of the subarctic northern hemisphere.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Anseriformes – order; Anatidae – family; Merginae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bucephala clangula (common goldeneye), Bucephala islandica (Barrow's goldeneye), Bucephala albeola (bufflehead) – species
References
- Bucephala (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bucephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Bucephala on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons