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Definition of Sphenisciformes
1. Noun. Penguins.
Exact synonyms: Order Sphenisciformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Family Spheniscidae, Spheniscidae, Sphenisciform Seabird
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Family Spheniscidae, Spheniscidae, Sphenisciform Seabird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphenisciformes
Literary usage of Sphenisciformes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"... them as an Order Procellariiformes, (9), between the orders sphenisciformes (8)
and ... Of this author's scheme, Order XIV contains the sphenisciformes ..."
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