Ploceidae

Translingual

Etymology

Ploceus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Ploceidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the weavers and widowbirds.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order

Hyponyms

(family): Amblyospiza, Anaplectes, Brachycope, Bubalornis, Dinemellia, Euplectes, Foudia, Histurgops, Malimbus, Pachyphantes, Philetairus, Plocepasser, Ploceus, Pseudonigrita, Quelea, Sporopipes

References

Ploceidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ploceidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ploceidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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