Plataleinae
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Plataleinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Threskiornithidae – the spoonbills.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes – informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Pelecaniformes – order; Threskiornithidae – family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Platalea - the only genus