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SPHENISCIFORMES

Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphenisciformes mean?

• SPHENISCIFORMES (noun)
The noun SPHENISCIFORMES has 1 sense:

1. penguins

Familiarity information: SPHENISCIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SPHENISCIFORMES (noun)

Sense 1

Sphenisciformes ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Penguins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Sphenisciformes; Sphenisciformes

Hypernyms ("Sphenisciformes" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Sphenisciformes"):

family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)

sphenisciform seabird (flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins)

Holonyms ("Sphenisciformes" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves (birds)

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