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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphenisciformes

Sphaeralcea fasciculata
Sphaeralcea remota
Sphaeriaceae
Sphaerobolaceae
Sphaerocarpaceae
Sphaerocarpales
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpus
Sphagnales
Sphecidae
Sphecius
Sphecius speciosis
Sphecoidea
Sphecotheres
Spheniscidae
Sphenisciformes (current term)
Spheniscus
Spheniscus demersus
Sphenodon punctatum
Sphenopsida
Sphingian
Sphingidae
Sphinx
Sphynx
Sphyraena
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraenidae
Sphyrapicus
Sphyrapicus varius
Sphyrapicus varius ruber

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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