Individual #kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
instance of: kingdom
member: animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
member: animal_order the order of animals
member: phylum_Chordata__Chordata comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
member: chordate any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
member: chordate_family any family in the phylum Chordata
member: chordate_genus any genus in the phylum Chordata
member: subphylum_Cephalochordata__Cephalochordata lancelets
member: cephalochordate fishlike animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
member: family_Amphioxidae__Amphioxidae__Branchiostomidae__family_Branchiostomidae lancelets
member: genus_Amphioxus type genus of the Amphioxidae
member: lancelet__amphioxus__amphioxu small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
member: subphylum_Urochordata__Urochordata__Urochorda__subphylum_Urochorda__Tunicata__subphylum_Tunicata tunicates
member: tunicate__urochordate__urochord primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva
member: class_Ascidiaceae__Ascidiaceae sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
member: ascidian minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
member: ascidian_tadpole free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord
member: class_Thaliacea__Thaliacea small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order
member: family_Salpidae__Salpidae a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea
member: genus_Salpa type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae
member: salp__salpa minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end
member: family_Doliolidae__Doliolidae oceanic tunicates
member: genus_Doliolum type genus of the Doliolidae
member: doliolum free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body
member: class_Larvacea__Larvacea small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order
member: larvacean any member of the class Larvacea
member: genus_Appendicularia a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea
member: appendicularia free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates
member: subphylum_Vertebrata__Vertebrata__Craniata__subphylum_Craniata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
member: fish_family any of various families of fish
member: fish_genus any of various genus of fish
member: vertebrate__craniate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
member: Amniota higher vertebrates (reptiles; birds; mammals) possessing an amnion during development
member: amniote any member of the Amniota
member: superclass_Agnatha__Agnatha superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
member: jawless_vertebrate__jawlessvertebrate__jawless_fish__jawlessfish__agnathan eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
member: order_Ostracodermi__Ostracodermi extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
member: ostracoderm extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
member: suborder_Heterostraci__Heterostraci extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fishlike vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
member: heterostracan extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian
member: suborder_Osteostraci__Osteostraci__Cephalaspida__suborder_Cephalaspida extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
member: osteostracan__cephalaspid extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head
member: order_Anaspida__Anaspida extinct order of jawless vertebrates
member: anaspid extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian
member: order_Conodonta__Conodonta__Conodontophorida__order_Conodontophorida extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
member: conodont small (2 in) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes
member: order_Cyclostomata__Cyclostomata primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes
member: cyclostome primitive aquatic vertebrate
member: suborder_Petromyzoniformes__Petromyzoniformes__Hyperoartia__suborder_Hyperoartia lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
member: family_Petromyzontidae__Petromyzontidae lampreys
member: lamprey_eel__lampreyeel__lamprey__lamper_eel primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
member: genus_Petromyzon__Petromyzon typical lampreys
member: sea_lamprey__sealamprey__Petromyzon_marinus large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
member: suborder_Myxiniformes__Myxiniformes__Hyperotreta__suborder_Hyperotreta__Myxinoidei__Myxinoidea__suborder_Myxinoidei hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
member: family_Myxinidae__Myxinidae slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes
member: hagfish__slime_eels eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
member: genus_Myxine__Myxine type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes)
member: Myxine_glutinosa typical hagfish
member: genus_Eptatretus a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae
member: eptatretus a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus
member: genus_Myxinikela__Myxinikela fossil hagfishes
member: Myxinikela_siroka fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes
member: superclass_Gnathostomata__Gnathostomata comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
member: gnathostome a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
member: class_Placodermi__Placodermi extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
member: placoderm fishlike vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
member: class_Chondrichthyes__Chondrichthyes cartilaginous fishes
member: cartilaginous_fish__cartilaginousfish__chondrichthian fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
member: subclass_Holocephali__Holocephali chimaeras and extinct forms
member: holocephalan fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
member: family_Chimaeridae__Chimaeridae a family of Holocephali
member: genus_Chimaera type genus of the Chimaeridae
member: chimaera smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail
member: subclass_Elasmobranchii__Elasmobranchii__Selachii__subclass_Selachii sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
member: elasmobranch__selachian any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
member: family_Hexanchidae__Hexanchidae primitive sharks
member: genus_Hexanchus__Hexanchus a genus of Hexanchidae
member: cow_shark__cowshark__six-gilled_shark__Hexanchus_griseus large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
member: family_Lamnidae__Lamnidae oceanic sharks
member: mackerel_shark fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
member: genus_Lamna__Lamna a genus of Lamnidae
member: porbeagle__Lamna_nasus voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific
member: genus_Carcharodon__Carcharodon man-eating sharks
member: great_white_shark__greatwhiteshark__white_shark__whiteshark__man-eater__maneater__man-eating_shark__Carcharodon_carcharias large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
member: genus_Cetorhinus__Cetorhinus comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
member: basking_shark__baskingshark__Cetorhinus_maximus large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
member: family_Cetorhinidae__Cetorhinidae in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
member: family_Alopiidae__Alopiidae thresher sharks
member: genus_Alopius__Alopius type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
member: thresher_shark__thresher__thrasher__fox_shark__foxshark__Alopius_vulpinus large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
member: family_Orectolobidae__Orectolobidae nurse sharks and carpet sharks
member: genus_Orectolobus__Orectolobus carpet sharks
member: carpet_shark__Orectolobus_barbatus shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin
member: genus_Ginglymostoma__Ginglymostoma nurse sharks
member: nurse_shark__Ginglymostoma_cirratum small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia
member: family_Carchariidae__Carchariidae__Odontaspididae__family_Odontaspididae sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
member: genus_Carcharias__Carcharias__Odontaspis__genus_Odontaspis type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks
member: sand_tiger__sand_shark__Carcharias_taurus__Odontaspis_taurus shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers
member: family_Rhincodontidae__Rhincodontidae small-toothed sharks comprising only one species
member: genus_Rhincodon__Rhincodon whale sharks
member: whale_shark__whaleshark__Rhincodon_typus large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
member: family_Scyliorhinidae__Scyliorhinidae small bottom-dwelling sharks
member: cat_shark__catshark small bottom-dwelling sharks with catlike eyes; found along continental slopes
member: family_Carcharhinidae__Carcharhinidae largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
member: requiem_shark__requiemshark any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
member: genus_Carcharhinus__Carcharhinus type genus of the Carcharhinidae
member: bull_shark__cub_shark__cubshark__Carcharhinus_leucas a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
member: sandbar_shark__sandbarshark__Carcharhinus_plumbeus most common gray shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
member: blacktip_shark__sandbar_shark__sandbarshark__Carcharhinus_limbatus widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
member: oceanic_whitetip_shark__whitetip_shark__white-tipped_shark__Carcharinus_longimanus large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
member: dusky_shark__duskyshark__Carcharhinus_obscurus relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
member: genus_Negaprion__Negaprion lemon sharks
member: lemon_shark__Negaprion_brevirostris common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous
member: genus_Prionace__Prionace blue sharks
member: great_blue_shark__blue_shark__Prionace_glauca slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
member: genus_Galeocerdo__Galeocerdo tiger sharks
member: tiger_shark__Galeocerdo_cuvieri large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
member: genus_Galeorhinus__Galeorhinus a genus of Carcharhinidae
member: soupfin_shark__soupfinshark__soupfin__Galeorhinus_zyopterus Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)
member: family_Triakidae__Triakidae small smooth-skinned sharks lacking spines on dorsal fins
member: genus_Mustelus__Mustelus smooth dogfishes
member: American_smooth_dogfish__Mustelus_canis found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas
member: Florida_smoothhound__Mustelus_norrisi found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
member: smooth_dogfish small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts
member: genus_Triaenodon__Triaenodon a genus of Triakidae
member: reef_whitetip_shark__whitetip_shark__Triaenodon_obseus smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
member: family_Squalidae__Squalidae dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
member: spiny_dogfish__spinydogfish small bottom-dwelling dogfishes
member: genus_Squalus__Squalus spiny dogfishes
member: Atlantic_spiny_dogfish__Squalus_acanthias destructive dogfish of American and European Atlantic coastal waters; widely used in anatomy classes
member: Pacific_spiny_dogfish__Squalus_suckleyi dogfish of Pacific coast of North America
member: family_Sphyrnidae__Sphyrnidae hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks
member: genus_Sphyrna__Sphyrna type genus of the Sphyrnidae
member: hammerhead_shark__hammerhead medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
member: family_Squatinidae__Squatinidae bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
member: genus_Squatina__Squatina type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
member: angel_shark__angelshark__angelfish__Squatina_squatina__monkfish sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
member: order_Torpediniformes__Torpediniformes rays with torpedo-shaped bodies
member: family_Torpedinidae__Torpedinidae electric rays
member: electric_ray__crampfish__numbfish__torpedo any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
member: order_Rajiformes__Rajiformes__Batoidei__order_Batoidei fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
member: family_Pristidae__Pristidae large primitive rays with elongated snouts
member: sawfish primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
member: genus_Pristis__Pristis type genus of the Pristidae
member: smalltooth_sawfish__Pristis_pectinatus commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive
member: family_Rhinobatidae__Rhinobatidae primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies
member: guitarfish primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body
member: family_Dasyatidae__Dasyatidae sting rays
member: stingray large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
member: genus_Dasyatis__Dasyatis type genus of the Dasyatidae
member: roughtail_stingray__roughtailstingray__Dasyatis_centroura one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
member: genus_Gymnura__Gymnura butterfly rays
member: butterfly_ray__butterflyray short-tailed broad-finned stingray
member: family_Myliobatidae__Myliobatidae eagle rays
member: eagle_ray__eagleray powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
member: genus_Aetobatus__Aetobatus a genus of Myliobatidae
member: spotted_eagle_ray__spottedeagleray__spotted_ray__spottedray__Aetobatus_narinari ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
member: genus_Rhinoptera__Rhinoptera a genus of Myliobatidae
member: cownose_ray__cownoseray__cow-nosed_ray__cownosedray__Rhinoptera_bonasus large ray found along eastern coast of North America
member: family_Mobulidae__Mobulidae large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
member: manta_ray__mantaray__manta__devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
member: genus_Manta a genus of Mobulidae
member: Atlantic_manta__Manta_birostris largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
member: genus_Mobula__Mobula type genus of the Mobulidae
member: devil_ray__devilray__Mobula_hypostoma small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
member: family_Rajidae__Rajidae bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates
member: skate large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
member: genus_Raja__Raja type genus of the family Rajidae
member: gray_skate__Raja_batis common European skate used as food
member: little_skate__Raja_erinacea most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches
member: thorny_skate__Raja_radiata cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches
member: barndoor_skate__Raja_laevis one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook
member: class_Aves__Aves birds
member: bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
member: genus_Protoavis extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx
member: protoavis__protoavi most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
member: subclass_Archaeornithes__Archaeornithes primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
member: genus_Archaeopteryx__genus_Archeopteryx a genus of fossil birds
member: archaeopteryx__archeopteryx__Archaeopteryx_lithographica extinct primitive toothed bird of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
member: genus_Sinornis a genus of fossil birds
member: Sinornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
member: genus_Ibero-mesornis a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes
member: Ibero-mesornis sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Lower Cretaceous having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
member: genus_Archaeornis a genus of fossil bird
member: archaeornis__archaeorni extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
member: superorder_Ratitae__Ratitae used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders
member: order_Tinamiformes__Tinamiformes coextensive with the family Tinamidae
member: family_Tinamidae__Tinamidae comprising the tinamous
member: tinamou__partridge heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
member: order_Struthioniformes__Struthioniformes a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
member: family_Struthionidae__Struthionidae tall terrestrial birds: ostriches
member: genus_Struthio__Struthio type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches
member: ostrich__struthiocamelu fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
member: order_Casuariiformes__Casuariiformes a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
member: family_Casuaridae__Casuaridae a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
member: genus_Casuarius__Casuarius type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries
member: cassowary large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
member: genus_Dromaius__Dromaius a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
member: emu__Dromaius_novaehollandiae__Emu_novaehollandiae large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
member: order_Apterygiformes__Apterygiformes a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
member: family_Apterygidae__Apterygidae coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
member: genus_Apteryx type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis
member: kiwi__apteryx nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
member: order_Rheiformes__Rheiformes a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
member: family_Rheidae__Rheidae a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
member: genus_Rhea type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches
member: Rhea_americana__rhea larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
member: genus_Pterocnemia__Pterocnemia a genus of birds of the family Rheidae
member: rhea__nandu__Pterocnemia_pennata smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Straits of Magellan
member: order_Aepyorniformes__Aepyorniformes huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
member: family_Aepyornidae__Aepyornidae coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
member: genus_Aepyornis type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds
member: elephant_bird__aepyornis__aepyorni huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
member: order_Dinornithiformes__Dinornithiformes a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
member: family_Dinornithidae__Dinornithidae moas
member: genus_Dinornis__Dinornis type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
member: giant_moa__giantmoa__Dinornis_giganteus the largest moa; about 12 feet high
member: moa extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
member: genus_Anomalopteryx small moas
member: anomalopteryx__Anomalopteryx_oweni the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
member: order_Insessores__Insessores__perching_birds__perchers birds with feet adapted for perching on trees; this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
member: order_Passeriformes__Passeriformes largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni; Menurae: Oscines or Passeres
member: passerine__passeriform_bird__passeriformbird perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
member: suborder_Oscines__Oscines__Passeres__suborder_Passeres two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
member: oscine_bird__oscine passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
member: family_Meliphagidae__Meliphagidae honey eaters
member: honey_eater__honeyeater__honeysucker Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
member: family_Prunellidae__Prunellidae hedge sparrow
member: genus_Prunella__Prunella type genus of the Prunellidae
member: accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
member: family_Alaudidae__Alaudidae larks
member: lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
member: genus_Alauda__Alauda type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
member: skylark__alaudaarvensi brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
member: family_Motacillidae__Motacillidae pipits and wagtails
member: genus_Motacilla__Motacilla type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails
member: wagtail Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
member: genus_Anthus__Anthus pipits
member: pipit__titlark__lark small songbirds resembling larks
member: family_Fringillidae__Fringillidae finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
member: finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
member: genus_Fringilla__Fringilla type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
member: chaffinch__Fringilla_coelebs small European finch with a cheerful song
member: brambling__Fringilla_montifringilla Eurasian finch
member: subfamily_Carduelinae__Carduelinae used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
member: genus_Carduelis__Carduelis in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets
member: goldfinch__Carduelis_carduelis small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
member: linnet__Carduelis_cannabina small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
member: red_siskin__redsiskin__Carduelis_cucullata South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
member: Carduelis_flammea__redpoll small siskin-like finch with a red crown
member: redpoll__Carduelis_hornemanni small siskin-like finch with a red crown
member: genus_Spinus__Spinus in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
member: New_world_goldfinch__goldfinch__yellowbird__Spinus_tristis American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
member: pine_siskin__pine_finch__Spinus_pinus small finch of North American coniferous forests
member: genus_Carpodacus__Carpodacus house finches and purple finches
member: house_finch__housefinch__linnet__Carpodacus_mexicanus small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
member: purple_finch__Carpodacus_purpureus North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
member: genus_Serinus__Serinus Old World finches: e.g. canaries and serins
member: canary_bird__canary any of several small Old World finches
member: serin any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe
member: genus_Loxia__Loxia crossbill
member: crossbill__Loxia_curvirostra finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
member: genus_Pyrrhula__Pyrrhula bullfinches
member: bullfinch__Pyrrhula_pyrrhula common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
member: genus_Junco American finches
member: junco__snowbird small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
member: genus_Pooecetes__Pooecetes a genus of Fringillidae
member: vesper_sparrow__grass_finch__grassfinch__Pooecetes_gramineus common North American finch noted for its evening song
member: genus_Zonotrichia__Zonotrichia large New World sparrows
member: white-throated_sparrow__whitethroat__Zonotrichia_albicollis common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
member: white-crowned_sparrow__whitecrownedsparrow__Zonotrichia_leucophrys finch with black-and-white striped crown
member: genus_Spizella__Spizella chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow
member: chipping_sparrow__Spizella_passerina small North American finch common in urban areas
member: field_sparrow__fieldsparrow__Spizella_pusilla common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
member: Spizella_arborea__tree_sparrow finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
member: genus_Melospiza__Melospiza American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
member: song_sparrow__Melospiza_melodia small songbird common in North America
member: swamp_sparrow__swampsparrow__Melospiza_georgiana North American finch of marshy area
member: subfamily_Emberizidae__Emberizidae__subfamily_Emberizinae buntings and some New World sparrows
member: genus_Passerina__genuspasserina__Passerina small North American bush-loving finches: New World buntings
member: indigo_bunting__indigo_finch__indigo_bird__Passerina_cyanea small deep blue North American bunting
member: genus_Emberiza__Emberiza Old World buntings
member: ortolan_bunting__ortolanbunting__ortolan__Emberiza_hortulana brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
member: reed_bunting__Emberiza_schoeniclus European bunting inhabiting marshy areas
member: yellowhammer__yellow_bunting__Emberiza_citrinella European bunting the male being bright yellow
member: yellow-breasted_bunting__Emberiza_aureola common in Russia and Siberia
member: genus_Plectrophenax__Plectrophenax snow bunting
member: snow_bunting__snowbird__snowflake__Plectrophenax_nivalis white arctic bunting
member: genus_Hesperiphona__Hesperiphona evening grosbeak
member: evening_grosbeak__eveninggrosbeak__Hesperiphona_vespertina North American grosbeak
member: genus_Coccothraustes__Coccothraustes large finches
member: hawfinch__Coccothraustes_coccothraustes a common large finch of Eurasia
member: genus_Pinicola__Pinicola a genus of Fringillidae
member: pine_grosbeak__Pinicola_enucleator large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
member: genus_Richmondena__Richmondena cardinals
member: cardinal_grosbeak__cardinal__Richmondena_Cardinalis__Cardinalis_cardinalis__redbird crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
member: genus_Pyrrhuloxia large showy finches related to cardinals
member: pyrrhuloxia__Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
member: genus_Pipilo__Pipilo towhees
member: chewink__Pipilo_erythrophthalmus common towhee of eastern North America
member: genus_Chlorura__Chlorura towhees
member: green-tailed_towhee__Chlorura_chlorura towhee of the Rocky mountain region
member: family_Coerebidae__Coerebidae__Dacninae__family_Dacninae the honeycreepers
member: honeycreeper small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
member: genus_Coereba__Coereba type genus of the Coerebidae
member: banana_quit any of several honeycreepers
member: family_Passeridae__Passeridae true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
member: true_sparrow__sparrow any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
member: genus_Passer__Passer type genus of the Passeridae
member: English_sparrow__house_sparrow__housesparrow__Passer_domesticus small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe
member: tree_sparrow__Passer_montanus Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
member: family_Ploceidae__Ploceidae weaverbirds
member: weaver_finch__weaver__weaverbird finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
member: genus_Ploceus__Ploceus type genus of the Ploceidae
member: genus_Vidua__Vidua whydahs
member: whydah__whidah__widow_bird__widowbird mostly black African weaverbird
member: genus_Padda__Padda a genus of Ploceidae
member: Java_sparrow__Java_finch__ricebird__Padda_oryzivora small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
member: genus_Estrilda__Estrilda avadavats
member: avadavat__amadavat red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
member: genus_Poephila__Poephila grassfinches
member: grassfinch__grass_finch__grassfinch usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
member: zebra_finch__zebrafinch__Poephila_castanotis small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
member: family_Drepanididae__Drepanididae Hawaiian honeycreepers
member: Hawaiian_honeycreeper__honeycreeper small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
member: genus_Drepanis__Drepanis a genus of Drepanididae
member: mamo black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
member: family_Muscicapidae__Muscicapidae Old World (true) flycatchers
member: Old_World_flycatcher__true_flycatcher__flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
member: genus_Muscicapa__Muscicapa type genus of the Muscicapidae
member: spotted_flycatcher__spottedflycatcher__Muscicapa_striata__Muscicapa_grisola common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage
member: genus_Pachycephala__Pachycephala arboreal insectivorous birds
member: thickhead__whistler Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
member: subfamily_Turdinae__Turdinae alternative classification for the thrushes
member: genus_Sialia__Sialia North American bluebirds
member: bluebird blue North American songbird
member: subfamily_Sylviinae__Sylviinae alternative classification for the Old World warblers
member: family_Turdidae__Turdidae thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
member: thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
member: genus_Turdus__Turdus type genus of the Turdidae
member: missel_thrush__mistle_thrush__mistletoe_thrush__mistletoethrush__Turdus_viscivorus large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
member: song_thrush__mavis__mavi__throstle__Turdus_philomelos common Old World thrush noted for its song
member: fieldfare__snowbird__Turdus_pilaris medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
member: redwing__Turdus_iliacus small European thrush having reddish flanks
member: European_blackbird__blackbird__merl__merle__ouzel__ousel__Turdus_merula common black European thrush
member: ring_ouzel__ring_blackbird__ring_thrush__Turdus_torquatus European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
member: American_robin__robin__Turdus_migratorius large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
member: clay-colored_robin__Turdus_grayi robin of Mexico and Central America
member: genus_Hylocichla__Hylocichla American thrushes: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery
member: hermit_thrush__Hylocichla_guttata North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
member: veery__Wilson's_thrush__Hylocichla_fuscescens tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
member: genus_Luscinia__Luscinia nightingales
member: nightingale__lusciniamegarhyncho European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
member: thrush_nightingale__Luscinia_luscinia large nightingale of eastern Europe
member: genus_Saxicola__Saxicola Old World chats
member: Old_World_chat__chat songbirds having a chattering call
member: genus_Myadestes__Myadestes solitaires
member: solitaire dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song
member: genus_Phoenicurus__Phoenicurus Old World thrushes
member: redstart__redtail European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
member: genus_Oenanthe__Oenanthe wheatears
member: wheatear small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
member: genus_Erithacus__Erithacus Old World thrushes
member: robin_redbreast__robinredbreast__robin__redbreast__Old_World_robin__Erithacus_rubecola small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
member: bluethroat__Erithacus_svecicus songbird of northern Europe and Asia
member: family_Sylviidae__Sylviidae in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers
member: genus_Polioptila__Polioptila New World gnatcatchers
member: gnatcatcher very small North and South American warblers
member: genus_Regulus__Regulus a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets
member: kinglet small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
member: Old_World_warbler__true_warbler small active brownish or grayish Old World birds
member: genus_Silvia__Silvia type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
member: blackcap__Silvia_atricapilla small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown
member: genus_Phylloscopus__Phylloscopus warblers
member: genus_Acrocephalus__Acrocephalus a genus of Sylviidae
member: genus_Prinia__Prinia a genus of Sylviidae
member: wren_warbler small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds
member: genus_Orthotomus__Orthotomus tailorbirds
member: tailorbird__Orthotomus_sutorius tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
member: family_Timaliidae__Timaliidae babblers
member: genus_Timalia__Timalia type genus of the Timaliidae
member: babbler__cackler any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
member: family_Parulidae__Parulidae New World warblers
member: New_World_warbler__wood_warbler small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
member: genus_Parula__Parula type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers
member: parula_warbler__northern_parula__Parula_americana small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America
member: genus_Setophaga__Setophaga a genus of Parulidae
member: genus_Dendroica__Dendroica a genus of Parulidae
member: Cape_May_warbler__Dendroica_tigrina North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
member: yellow_warbler__golden_warbler__yellowbird__Dendroica_petechia yellow-throated American wood warbler
member: Blackburn__Blackburnian_warbler__Dendroica_fusca black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
member: Audubon's_warbler__Audubon_warbler__Dendroica_auduboni common warbler of western North America
member: myrtle_warbler__myrtle_bird__Dendroica_coronata similar to Audubon's warbler
member: blackpoll__Dendroica_striate North American warbler having a black-and-white head
member: genus_Icteria__Icteria New World chats
member: New_World_chat__chat birds having a chattering call
member: genus_Seiurus__Seiurus ovenbirds and water thrushes
member: Seiurus_aurocapillus__ovenbird American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
member: water_thrush__waterthrush brownish North American warbler found near streams
member: genus_Geothlypis__Geothlypis yellowthroats
member: yellowthroat small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat
member: family_Paradisaeidae__Paradisaeidae birds of paradise
member: bird_of_paradise any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
member: genus_Ptloris__Ptloris a genus of Paradisaeidae
member: family_Icteridae__Icteridae American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
member: New_World_oriole__American_oriole__oriole American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
member: genus_Icterus__Icterus type genus of the Icteridae
member: northern_oriole__Icterus_galbula a kind of New World oriole
member: orchard_oriole__orchardoriole__Icterus_spurius the male is chestnut-and-black
member: genus_Sturnella__Sturnella a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks
member: meadowlark__lark North American yellow-breasted songbirds
member: genus_Cacicus__Cacicus a genus of tropical American orioles
member: cacique__cazique black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
member: genus_Dolichonyx__Dolichonyx bobolinks
member: bobolink__ricebird__reedbird__Dolichonyx_oryzivorus migratory American songbird
member: genus_Quiscalus__Quiscalus grackles
member: grackle__crowblackbird long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
member: genus_Euphagus__Euphagus a genus of Icteridae
member: rusty_blackbird__rusty_grackle__rustygrackle__Euphagus_carilonus North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
member: genus_Molothrus__Molothrus cowbirds
member: cowbird North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
member: genus_Agelaius__Agelaius red-winged blackbirds
member: red-winged_blackbird__redwing__Agelaius_phoeniceus North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
member: family_Oriolidae__Oriolidae Old World orioles
member: Old_World_oriole__oriole mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
member: genus_Oriolus__Oriolus type genus of the Oriolidae
member: golden_oriole__Oriolus_oriolus bright yellow songbird with black wings
member: genus_Sphecotheres__Sphecotheres a genus of Old World orioles
member: fig-bird__figbird greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
member: family_Sturnidae__Sturnidae Old World starlings
member: starling gregarious birds native to the Old World
member: genus_Sturnus__Sturnus type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
member: common_starling__Sturnus_vulgaris gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
member: subgenus_Pastor__Pastor only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
member: rose-colored_starling__rose-colored_pastor__Pastor_sturnus__Pastor_roseus glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
member: genus_Acridotheres__Acridotheres mynas
member: crested_myna__crestedmyna__Acridotheres_tristis dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
member: genus_Gracula__Gracula mynas
member: family_Corvidae__Corvidae crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
member: corvine_bird__corvinebird birds of the crow family
member: genus_Corvus__Corvus type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
member: crow black birds having a raucous call
member: raven__Corvus_corax large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
member: Corvus_frugilegus__rook common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
member: jackdaw__daw__Corvus_monedula common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
member: subfamily_Garrulinae__Garrulinae subfamily of the crow family: jays
member: jay crested largely blue bird
member: genus_Garrulus__Garrulus type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays
member: Old_World_jay a European jay
member: genus_Cyanocitta__Cyanocitta New World jays
member: blue_jay__jaybird__Cyanocitta_cristata common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
member: genus_Perisoreus__Perisoreus Canada jays
member: Canada_jay__gray_jay__camp_robber__whisker_jack__whiskerjack__Perisoreus_canadensis gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
member: genus_Nucifraga__Nucifraga nutcrackers
member: nutcracker speckled birds that feed on nuts
member: genus_Pica__Pica magpies
member: magpie long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
member: family_Cracticidae__Cracticidae Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
member: Australian_magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
member: genus_Cracticus__Cracticus type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds
member: butcherbird.Australian_magpie large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
member: genus_Strepera__Strepera bell magpies
member: currawong__bell_magpie bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
member: genus_Gymnorhina__Gymnorhina in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows
member: piping_crow-shrike__piping_crow__Gymnorhina_tibicen crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
member: family_Mimidae__Mimidae sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers
member: genus_Mimus__Mimus type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds
member: mockingbird__mocker__Mimus_polyglotktos long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
member: genus_Melanotis__Melanotis a genus of Mimidae
member: blue_mockingbird__Melanotis_caerulescens mockingbird of Mexico
member: genus_Dumetella__Dumetella catbirds
member: gray_catbird__catbird__Dumetella_carolinensis North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
member: genus_Toxostoma__Toxostoma thrashers
member: thrasher__mocking_thrush__mockingthrush thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
member: family_Xenicidae__Xenicidae__Acanthisittidae__family_Acanthisittidae alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
member: New_Zealand_wren birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
member: genus_Xenicus__Xenicus type genus for the Xenicidae
member: rock_wren__Xenicus_gilviventris short-tailed bird resembling a wren
member: genus_Acanthisitta__Acanthisitta a genus of Xenicidae
member: rifleman_bird__Acanthisitta_chloris small green-and-bronze bird
member: family_Certhiidae__Certhiidae creepers
member: tree_creeper__creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
member: genus_Certhia__Certhia type genus of the Certhiidae
member: brown_creeper__browncreeper__American_creeper__Certhia_americana common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
member: genus_Tichodroma__Tichodroma wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae
member: wall_creeper__tichodrome__Tichodroma_muriaria crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
member: family_Sittidae__Sittidae nuthatches
member: nuthatch__nutcracker any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
member: genus_Sitta__Sitta type genus of the Sittidae
member: European_nuthatch__Sitta_europaea a kind of nuthatch
member: red-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_canadensis bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
member: white-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_carolinensis bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
member: family_Paridae__Paridae titmice and chickadees
member: titmouse__tit small insectivorous birds
member: genus_Parus__Parus type genus of the family Paridae
member: chickadee any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America
member: tufted_titmouse__Parus_bicolor crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
member: blue_tit__tomtit__Parus_caeruleus widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
member: genus_Psaltriparus__Psaltriparus a genus of Paridae
member: bushtit__bush_tit active gray titmice of western North America
member: genus_Chamaea__Chamaea a genus of Paridae
member: wren-tit__Chamaea_fasciata small brown bird of California resembling a wren
member: genus_Auriparus__Auriparus a genus of Paridae
member: verdin__Auriparus_flaviceps very small yellow-headed titmouse of Western North America
member: family_Irenidae__Irenidae a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
member: genus_Irena__Irena type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
member: fairy_bluebird__fairybluebird__bluebird fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
member: family_Hirundinidae__Hirundinidae swallows and martins
member: genus_Hirundo__Hirundo type genus of the Hirundinidae
member: barn_swallow__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Hirundo_rustica common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
member: cliff_swallow__cliffswallow__Hirundo_pyrrhonota North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
member: tree_swallow__tree_martin__Hirundo_nigricans of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
member: genus_Iridoprocne__Iridoprocne a genus of Hirundinidae
member: genus_Delichon__Delichon a genus of Hirundinidae
member: house_martin__housemartin__Delichon_urbica common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
member: genus_Riparia__Riparia a genus of Hirundinidae
member: bank_martin__bank_swallow__sand_martin__Riparia_riparia swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
member: genus_Progne__Progne a genus of Hirundinidae
member: purple_martin__Progne_subis large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
member: family_Artamidae__Artamidae wood swallows
member: genus_Artamus__Artamus type genus of the Artamidae
member: wood_swallow__swallow_shrike__swallowshrike Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
member: family_Thraupidae__Thraupidae tanagers
member: tanager any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
member: genus_Piranga__Piranga a genus of Thraupidae
member: scarlet_tanager__scarlettanager__Piranga_olivacea__redbird__firebird the male is bright red with black wings and tail
member: western_tanager__westerntanager__Piranga_ludoviciana of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red
member: summer_tanager__summer_redbird__Piranga_rubra of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
member: hepatic_tanager__hepatictanager__Piranga_flava_hepatica common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: family_Laniidae__Laniidae shrikes
member: shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
member: genus_Lanius__Lanius type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes
member: butcherbird shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
member: loggerhead_shrike__Lanius_lucovicianus common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
member: subfamily_Malaconotinae__Malaconotinae African bush shrikes
member: bush_shrike African shrike
member: genus_Chlorophoneus__Chlorophoneus a genus of Malaconotinae
member: black-fronted_bush_shrike__Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons a kind of bush shrike
member: family_Ptilonorhynchidae__Ptilonorhynchidae bowerbirds
member: bowerbird__catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
member: genus_Ptilonorhynchus__Ptilonorhynchus type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
member: satin_bowerbird__satinbowerbird__satin_bird__satinbird__Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
member: genus_Chlamydera__Chlamydera a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae
member: great_bowerbird__greatbowerbird__Chlamydera_nuchalis large bowerbird of northern Australia
member: family_Cinclidae__Cinclidae water ouzels
member: water_ouzel__waterouzel__dipper small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
member: genus_Cinclus__Cinclus type genus of the family Cinclidae
member: European_water_ouzel__Cinclus_aquaticus a water ouzel of Europe
member: American_water_ouzel__Cinclus_mexicanus a water ouzel of western North America
member: family_Vireonidae__Vireonidae small insectivorous American songbirds
member: genus_Vireo type genus of the Vireonidae
member: vireo any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color
member: family_Bombycillidae__Bombycillidae a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
member: Bombycilla__genus_bombycilla__genusbombycilla waxwings
member: waxwing brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
member: suborder_Menurae__Menurae lyrebirds and scrubbirds
member: family_Menuridae__Menuridae lyrebirds
member: genus_Menura__Menura type and sole genus of the family Menuridae
member: lyrebird Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
member: family_Atrichornithidae__Atrichornithidae scrubbirds
member: genus_Atrichornis__Atrichornis type genus of the Atrichornithidae
member: scrubbird__scrub_bird__scrubbird small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
member: suborder_Eurylaimi__Eurylaimi broadbills
member: family_Eurylaimidae__Eurylaimidae coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi
member: broadbill small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
member: suborder_Tyranni__Tyranni New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
member: tyrannid a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
member: superfamily_Tyrannidae__Tyrannidae New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central and South America but also in the United States and Canada
member: New_World_flycatcher__flycatcher__tyrant_flycatcher__tyrant_bird large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
member: genus_Tyrannus__Tyrannus type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers
member: kingbird__Tyrannus_tyrannus large American flycatcher
member: genus_Contopus__Contopus pewees
member: wood_pewee__pewee__peewit__pewit__Contopus_virens small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
member: genus_Sayornis__Sayornis phoebes
member: Sayornis_phoebe__phoebe__phoebe_bird small dun-colored North American flycatcher
member: genus_Pyrocephalus__Pyrocephalus a genus of Tyrannidae
member: vermillion_flycatcher__firebird__Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
member: family_Cotingidae__Cotingidae cotingas; umbrella birds
member: genus_Cotinga type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas
member: cotinga__chatterer passerine bird of New World tropics
member: genus_Rupicola__Rupicola cock of the rocks
member: Rupicola_rupicola__cock_of_the_rock tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
member: genus_Procnias__Procnias bellbirds
member: bellbird any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
member: genus_Cephalopterus__Cephalopterus a genus of Cotingidae
member: umbrella_bird__Cephalopterus_ornatus black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle
member: family_Pittidae__Pittidae pittas
member: genus_Pitta type genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands
member: genus_Muscivora__Muscivora a genus of Tyrannidae
member: scissortail__scissortailed_flycatcher__scissortailedflycatcher__Muscivora-forficata gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
member: family_Pipridae__Pipridae manakins
member: genus_Pipra__Pipra type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins
member: manakin any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
member: family_Furnariidae__Furnariidae e.g. ovenbirds
member: genus_Furnarius__Furnarius type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds
member: ovenbird small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
member: family_Formicariidae__Formicariidae antbirds
member: antbird__ant_bird__antbird any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
member: genus_Formicarius__Formicarius type genus of the Formicariidae
member: ant_thrush__antthrush a kind of antbird
member: genus_Thamnophilus__Thamnophilus a genus of Formicariidae
member: ant_shrike__antshrike antbirds superficially resembling shrikes
member: genus_Hylophylax__Hylophylax a genus of Formicariidae
member: spotted_antbird__spottedantbird__Hylophylax_naevioides a kind of antbird
member: family_Dendrocolaptidae__Dendrocolaptidae woodhewers or woodcreepers
member: genus_Dendrocolaptes__Dendrocolaptes type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae
member: woodhewer__woodcreeper__tree_creeper any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
member: suborder_Clamatores__Clamatores used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song: clamatorial birds
member: family_Troglodytidae__Troglodytidae wrens
member: jenny_wren__jennywren__wren and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
member: genus_Troglodytes__Troglodytes type genus of the Troglodytidae
member: winter_wren__Troglodytes_troglodytes small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
member: house_wren__housewren__Troglodytes_aedon common American wren that nests around houses
member: genus_Cistothorus__Cistothorus marsh wrens
member: marsh_wren__marshwren a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
member: genus_Salpinctes__Salpinctes a genus of Troglodytidae
member: Salpinctes_obsoletus__rock_wren wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
member: genus_Thryothorus__Thryothorus Carolina wrens
member: Carolina_wren__Thryothorus_ludovicianus large United States wren with a musical call
member: genus_Campylorhynchus__Campylorhynchus__Heleodytes__genus_Heleodytes alternative classifications for the cactus wrens
member: cactus_wren large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
member: order_Raptores__Raptores term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
member: order_Falconiformes__Falconiformes chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
member: family_Accipitridae__Accipitridae hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
member: hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
member: genus_Accipiter__Accipiter type genus of the family Accipitridae
member: goshawk__Accipiter_gentilis large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
member: Accipiter_nisus__sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa
member: Cooper's_hawk__blue_darter__Accipiter_cooperii bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
member: genus_Buteo__Buteo broad-winged soaring hawks
member: buteonine any hawk of the genus Buteo
member: redtail__redtailedhawk__Buteo_jamaicensis dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
member: rough-legged_hawk__roughleg__Buteo_lagopus large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
member: red-shouldered_hawk__Buteo_lineatus North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
member: buzzard__Buteo_buteo the common European short-winged hawk
member: genus_Pernis__Pernis a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
member: honey_buzzard__honeybuzzard__Pernis_apivorus Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
member: kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
member: genus-Milvus__Milvus a genus including the common European kits
member: genus_Elanoides__Elanoides a genus of kites
member: swallow-tailed_kite__swallow-tailed_hawk__Elanoides_forficatus graceful North American black-and-white kite
member: genus_Elanus__Elanus a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds
member: white-tailed_kite__Elanus_leucurus gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
member: genus_Circus__Circus a genus of haws comprising the harriers
member: harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
member: marsh_harrier__marshharrier__Circus_Aeruginosus Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions
member: Montagu's_harrier__Circus_pygargus brownish European harrier
member: marsh_hawk__marshhawk__northern_harrier__hen_harrier__henharrier__Circus_cyaneus common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
member: genus_Circaetus__Circaetus Harrier eagles
member: harrier_eagle__harriereagle__short-toed_eagle any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
member: bird_of_Jove__eagle any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
member: genus_Harpia__Harpia a genus of Accipitridae
member: harpy_eagle__harpyeagle__harpy__Harpia_harpyja large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
member: genus_Aquila__Aquila a genus of Accipitridae
member: golden_eagle__Aquila_chrysaetos large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
member: tawny_eagle__tawnyeagle__Aquila_rapax brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia
member: genus_Haliaeetus__Haliaeetus a genus of Accipitridae
member: bald_eagle__American_eagle__Haliaeetus_leucocephalus large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
member: sea_eagle__seaeagle any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
member: Old_World_vulture any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
member: genus_Gyps__Gyps a genus of Accipitridae
member: griffon_vulture__griffonvulture__griffon__Gyps_fulvus large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
member: genus_Gypaetus__Gypaetus in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
member: genus_Neophron__Neophron a genus of Accipitridae
member: Egyptian_vulture__Pharaoh's_chicken__Neophron_percnopterus small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
member: genus_Aegypius__Aegypius a genus of Accipitridae
member: Aegypius_monachus__black_vulture__blackvulture of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
member: family_Falconidae__Falconidae a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
member: falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
member: genus_Falco__Falco a genus of Falconidae
member: peregrine_falcon__peregrinefalcon__Falco_peregrinus a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
member: gyrfalcon__gerfalcon__Falco_rusticolus large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
member: Falco_tinnunculus__kestrel small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
member: sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk__americankestrel__kestrel__Falco_sparverius small North American falcon
member: pigeon_hawk__merlin__Falco_columbarius small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
member: Falco_subbuteo__hobby small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
member: genus_Polyborus__Polyborus a genus of Falconidae
member: Audubon's_caracara__Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
member: carancha__Polyborus_plancus South American caracara
member: family_Pandionidae__Pandionidae ospreys
member: genus_Pandion__Pandion type genus of the Pandionidae
member: osprey__fish_hawk__fish_eagle__sea_eagle__seaeagle__Pandion_haliaetus large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
member: family_Sagittariidae__Sagittariidae secretary birds
member: genus_Sagittarius__Sagittarius type family of the Sagittariidae
member: secretary_bird__secretarybird__Sagittarius_serpentarius large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
member: family_Cathartidae__Cathartidae condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
member: New_World_vulture__cathartid large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
member: genus_Cathartes__Cathartes type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
member: turkey_buzzard__buzzard__turkey_vulture__Cathartes_aura common in South and Central America and southern United States
member: genus_Vultur__Vultur usually restricted to the Andean condor
member: Andean_condor__Vultur_gryphus large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
member: genus_Gymnogyps__Gymnogyps containing solely the California condor
member: genus_Coragyps__Coragyps a genus of Cathartidae
member: black_vulture__blackvulture__carrion_crow__carrioncrow__Coragyps_atratus American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
member: genus_Sarcorhamphus__Sarcorhamphus usually containing only the king vulture
member: king_vulture__Sarcorhamphus_papa large black-and-white vulture of South and Central America have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
member: young_bird__youngbird a bird that is still young
member: order_Strigiformes__Strigiformes owls
member: owl__bird_of_Minerva__bird_of_night__hooter nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
member: family_Strigidae__Strigidae a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes
member: genus_Athene__Athene a genus of Strigidae
member: little_owl__Athene_noctua small European owl
member: genus_Bubo__Bubo a genus of Strigidae
member: horned_owl large owls having prominent ear tufts
member: genus_Strix__Strix owls lacking ear tufts
member: great_gray_owl__Strix_nebulosa large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
member: tawny_owl__tawnyowl__Strix_aluco reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
member: barred_owl__Strix_varia large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
member: genus_Otus__Otus a genus of Strigidae
member: Otus_asio__screech_owl__screechowl small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
member: scops_owl__scopsowl any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
member: genus_Surnia__Surnia a genus of hawk-like owls
member: hawk_owl__Surnia_ulula gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Asio__Asio a genus of European owls
member: long-eared_owl__Asio_otus slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
member: genus_Sceloglaux__Sceloglaux a genus of Strigidae
member: laughing_owl__laughing_jackass__Sceloglaux_albifacies almost extinct owl of New Zealand
member: family_Tytonidae__Tytonidae comprising only the barn owls
member: genus_Tyto__Tyto type and only genus of the family Tytonidae
member: barn_owl__Tyto_alba mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
member: order_Galliformes__Galliformes pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
member: gallinaceous_bird__gallinaceon heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
member: family_Meleagrididae__Meleagrididae turkeys and some extinct forms
member: genus_Meleagris__Meleagris type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
member: Meleagris_gallopavo__turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
member: genus_Agriocharis__Agriocharis a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey
member: ocellated_turkey__ocellatedturkey__agriocharisocellata wild turkey of Central and northern South America
member: family_Tetraonidae__Tetraonidae grouse
member: grouse popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
member: genus_Lyrurus__Lyrurus black grouse
member: black_grouse__blackgrouse grouse of which the male is bluish-black
member: genus_Lagopus__Lagopus ptarmigans
member: ptarmigan large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
member: genus_Tetrao__Tetrao type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies
member: capercaillie__capercailzie__horse_of_the_wood__Tetrao_urogallus large black Old World grouse
member: genus_Canachites__Canachites spruce grouse
member: spruce_grouse__Canachites_canadensis North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
member: genus_Centrocercus__Centrocercus sage grouse
member: sage_grouse__sage_hen__Centrocercus_urophasianus large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
member: genus_Bonasa__Bonasa ruffed grouse
member: ruffed_grouse__partridge__Bonasa_umbellus valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
member: genus_Pedioecetes__Pedioecetes sharp-tailed grouse
member: genus_Tympanuchus__Tympanuchus prairie chickens
member: prairie_chicken__prairiechicken__prairie_grouse__prairiegrouse__prairie_fowl__prairiefowl brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
member: family_Cracidae__Cracidae curassows; guans; chachalacas
member: guan any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
member: genus_Crax__Crax type genus of the Cracidae: curassows
member: curassow large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
member: genus_Penelope__Penelope a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
member: genus_Pipile__Pipile genus of large crested guans (the piping guans)
member: piping_guan a kind of guan
member: genus_Ortalis__Ortalis chachalacas
member: chachalaca slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
member: Texas_chachalaca__Ortilis_vetula_macalli of Mexico and Texas
member: family_Megapodiidae__Megapodiidae megapodes
member: genus-Megapodius__Megapodius type genus of the Megapodiidae
member: megapode__moundbird__mound_builder__moundbuilder__scrub_fowl__scrubfowl large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
member: genus_Leipoa mallee fowl
member: mallee_fowl__leipoa__lowan__Leipoa_ocellata Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
member: genus_Alectura__Alectura brush turkeys
member: brush_turkey__brushturkey__Alectura_lathami black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
member: genus_Macrocephalon__Macrocephalon maleos
member: Macrocephalon_maleo__maleo Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
member: family_Phasianidae__Phasianidae pheasants; quails; partridges
member: genus_Gallus__Gallus common domestic birds and related forms
member: domestic_fowl__fowl__poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
member: jungle_fowl__gallina small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
member: phasianid a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
member: genus_Phasianus__Phasianus type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants
member: pheasant large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
member: ring-necked_pheasant__Phasianus_colchicus common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
member: genus_Afropavo Congo peafowl
member: genus_Argusianus__Argusianus argus pheasants
member: argus_pheasant__arguspheasant__argus__argu large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
member: genus_Chrysolophus__Chrysolophus golden pheasants
member: golden_pheasant__Chrysolophus_pictus brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
member: genus_Colinus__Colinus New World quail: the bobwhites
member: bobwhite_quail__bobwhite__partridge a popular North American game bird; named for its call
member: genus_Coturnix__Coturnix Old World quail
member: Old_World_quail small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
member: genus_Lophophorus__Lophophorus monals
member: monal__monaul brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant
member: genus_Odontophorus__Odontophorus genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family
member: genus_Pavo__Pavo peafowl
member: peafowl__bird_of_Juno very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
member: genus_Lofortyx__Lofortyx California quail
member: genus_Tragopan a genus of Phasianidae
member: tragopan brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
member: subfamily_Perdicidae__Perdicidae__Perdicinae__subfamily_Perdicinae Old World partridges
member: partridge small Old World gallinaceous game birds
member: genus_Perdix__Perdix a genus of Perdicinae
member: Hungarian_partridge__gray_partridge__Perdix_perdix common European partridge
member: genus_Alectoris__Alectoris a genus of Perdicidae
member: red-legged_partridge__Alectoris_ruffa common western European partridge with red legs
member: Greek_partridge__rock_partridge__Alectoris_graeca of mountainous areas of southern Europe
member: genus_Oreortyx__Oreortyx mountain quail of western United States
member: mountain_quail__mountain_partridge__Oreortyx_picta_palmeri California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
member: subfamily_Numididae__Numididae__Numidinae__subfamily_Numidinae guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
member: genus_Numida__Numida guinea fowl
member: guinea_fowl__guinea__Numida_meleagris W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
member: family_Opisthocomidae__Opisthocomidae comprising the hoatzins
member: genus_Opisthocomus__Opisthocomus type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins
member: hoatzin__hoactzin__stinkbird__Opisthocomus_hoazin crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
member: order_Columbiformes__Columbiformes sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
member: columbiform_bird__columbiformbird cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
member: family_Raphidae__Raphidae extinct dodos and solitaires
member: genus_Raphus__Raphus type genus of the Raphidae: dodos
member: Raphus_cucullatus__dodo extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
member: genus_Pezophaps__Pezophaps constituted by the extinct solitaire
member: Pezophaps_solitaria__solitaire extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
member: family_Columbidae__Columbidae doves and pigeons
member: pigeon wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
member: genus_Columba__Columba type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons
member: rock_dove__rock_pigeon__Columba_livia pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
member: band-tailed_pigeon__band-tail_pigeon__bandtail__Columba_fasciata wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
member: wood_pigeon__ringdove__cushat__Columba_palumbus Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
member: genus_Streptopelia__Streptopelia turtledoves
member: turtledove any of several Old World wild doves
member: genus_Stictopelia__Stictopelia a genus of Columbidae
member: Australian_turtledove__turtledove__Stictopelia_cuneata small Australian dove
member: genus_Zenaidura__Zenaidura mourning doves
member: mourning_dove__Zenaidura_macroura wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
member: genus_Ectopistes__Ectopistes a genus of Columbidae
member: passenger_pigeon__passengerpigeon__Ectopistes_migratorius gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
member: family_Pteroclididae__Pteroclididae sandgrouses
member: sandgrouse__sand_grouse pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
member: genus_Pterocles__Pterocles type genus of the Pteroclididae
member: painted_sandgrouse__paintedsandgrouse__Pterocles_indicus sandgrouse of India
member: pin-tailed_sandgrouse__pin-tailed_grouse__Pterocles_alchata sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
member: genus_Syrrhaptes__Syrrhaptes a genus of Pteroclididae
member: pallas's_sandgrouse__Syrrhaptes_paradoxus Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly
member: order_Psittaciformes__Psittaciformes an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
member: parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
member: family_Psittacidae__Psittacidae coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
member: genus_Psittacus__Psittacus type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African gray
member: African_gray__Psittacus_erithacus commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
member: genus_Amazona__Amazona a genus of Psittacidae
member: amazon mainly green tropical American parrots
member: genus_Ara__Ara macaws
member: macaw long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
member: genus_Nestor__Nestor a genus of Psittacidae
member: kea__Nestor_notabilis large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
member: genus_Kakatoe__Kakatoe__Cacatua__genus_Cacatua a genus of Psittacidae
member: cockatoo white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
member: genus_Nymphicus__Nymphicus a genus of Psittacidae
member: cockateel__cockatiel__cockatooparrot__Nymphicus_hollandicus small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
member: genus_Agapornis__Agapornis a genus of Psittacidae
member: lovebird small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
member: subfamily_Loriinae__Loriinae lories
member: lory small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
member: genus_Glossopsitta__Glossopsitta a genus of Loriinae
member: varied_Lorikeet__Glossopsitta_versicolor lorikeet with a colorful coat
member: genus_Trichoglossus__Trichoglossus a genus of Loriinae
member: rainbow_lorikeet__rainbowlorikeet__Trichoglossus_moluccanus a kind of lorikeet
member: genus_Conuropsis__Conuropsis a genus of Psittacidae
member: Carolina_parakeet__Conuropsis_carolinensis extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
member: genus_Melopsittacus__Melopsittacus a genus of Psittacidae
member: budgerigar__budgereegah__budgie__grass_parakeet__grassparakeet__lovebird__shell_parakeet__shellparakeet__Melopsittacus_undulatus small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
member: genus_Psittacula__Psittacula a genus of Psittacidae
member: ring-necked_parakeet__Psittacula_krameri African parakeet
member: order_Cuculiformes__Cuculiformes cuckoos; touracos; etc.
member: cuculiform_bird birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
member: family_Cuculidae__Cuculidae includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
member: cuckoo any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
member: genus_Cuculus__Cuculus type genus of the Cuculidae
member: European_cuckoo__Cuculus_canorus common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
member: genus_Coccyzus__Coccyzus a genus of Cuculidae
member: black-billed_cuckoo__Coccyzus_erythropthalmus North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
member: genus_Geococcyx__Geococcyx roadrunners
member: roadrunner__chaparral_cock__chaparralcock__Geococcyx_californianus speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
member: genus_Crotophaga__Crotophaga ani
member: ani black tropical American cuckoo
member: genus_Centropus__Centropus a genus of Cuculidae
member: coucal Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw
member: family_Musophagidae__Musophagidae touracos
member: genus_Musophaga__Musophaga type genus of the Musophagidae
member: touraco__turaco__turacou__turakoo large brightly crested bird of Africa
member: order_Coraciiformes__Coraciiformes rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
member: coraciiform_bird__coraciiformbird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
member: family_Coraciidae__Coraciidae rollers
member: roller.coraciiform_bird Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
member: genus_Coracias__Coracias type genus of the Coraciidae
member: European_roller__Coracias_garrulus common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back
member: family_Alcedinidae__Alcedinidae kingfishers
member: kingfisher nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
member: genus_Alcedo__Alcedo type genus of the Alcedinidae
member: Eurasian_kingfisher__Alcedo_atthis small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
member: genus_Ceryle__Ceryle a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
member: belted_kingfisher__Ceryle_alcyon grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
member: genus_Dacelo__Dacelo Australasian kingfishers
member: kookaburra__laughing_jackass__Dacelo_gigas Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
member: family_Meropidae__Meropidae bee-eaters
member: genus_Merops__Merops type genus of the Meropidae
member: bee_eater__beeeater colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
member: family_Bucerotidae__Bucerotidae hornbills
member: genus_Buceros__Buceros type genus of the family Bucerotidae
member: hornbill bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
member: family_Upupidae__Upupidae hoopoes
member: genus_Upupa__Upupa type genus of the Upupidae
member: Euopean_hoopoe__Upupa_epops pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
member: hoopoe__hoopoo any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill
member: family_Phoeniculidae__Phoeniculidae wood hoopoes
member: genus_Phoeniculus__Phoeniculus type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae
member: wood_hoopoe tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
member: family_Momotidae__Momotidae a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
member: genus_Momotus__Momotus type genus of the Momotidae
member: motmot__momot tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
member: family_Todidae__Todidae a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
member: genus_Todus__Todus type genus of the Todidae
member: tody tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill
member: order_Picariae__Picariae term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
member: order_Apodiformes__Apodiformes swifts; hummingbirds
member: apodiform_bird__apodiformbird nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
member: family_Apodidae__Apodidae swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
member: swift small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
member: genus_Apus__Apus type genus
member: European_swift__Apus_apus common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
member: genus_Chateura__Chateura a genus of Apodidae
member: chimney_swift__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Chateura_pelagica American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
member: genus_Collocalia__Collocalia a genus of Apodidae
member: swiftlet__Collocalia_inexpectata swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
member: family_Hemiprocnidae__Hemiprocnidae tree swifts
member: tree_swift__crested_swift__crestedswift birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
member: family_Trochilidae__Trochilidae hummingbirds
member: hummingbird tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
member: genus_Archilochus__Archilochus a genus of Trochilidae
member: Archilochus_colubris a kind of hummingbird
member: genus_Chalcostigma__Chalcostigma thornbills
member: thornbill any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
member: genus_Ramphomicron__Ramphomicron thornbills
member: thornbill any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
member: order_Caprimulgiformes__Caprimulgiformes goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
member: caprimulgiform_bird long-winged nonpasserine birds
member: family_Caprimulgidae__Caprimulgidae goatsuckers
member: goatsucker__nightjar__caprimulgid mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
member: genus_Caprimulgus__Caprimulgus type genus of the Caprimulgidae
member: European_goatsucker__European_nightjar__Caprimulgus_europaeus Old World goatsucker
member: chuck-will's-widow__Caprimulgus_carolinensis large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
member: whippoorwill__Caprimulgus_vociferus American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage
member: genus_Chordeiles__Chordeiles a genus of Caprimulgidae
member: nighthawk__bullbat__mosquito_hawk mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
member: genus_Phalaenoptilus__Phalaenoptilus a genus of Caprimulgidae
member: poorwill__Phalaenoptilus_nuttallii goatsucker of western North America
member: family_Podargidae__Podargidae frogmouths
member: genus_Podargus__Podargus type genus of the Podargidae
member: frogmouth insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
member: family_Steatornithidae__Steatornithidae oilbirds
member: genus_Steatornis__Steatornis type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae
member: oilbird__guacharo__Steatornis_caripensis nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
member: order_Piciformes__Piciformes woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
member: piciform_bird any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
member: family_Picidae__Picidae woodpeckers
member: woodpecker__peckerwood__pecker bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
member: genus_Picus__Picus type genus of Picidae
member: green_woodpecker__greenwoodpecker__Picus_viridis woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
member: genus_Picoides__Picoides a genus of Picidae
member: genus_Colaptes__Colaptes a genus of Picidae
member: flicker North American woodpecker
member: genus_Campephilus__Campephilus a genus of Picidae
member: ivorybill__ivory-billed_woodpecker__Campephilus_principalis large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
member: genus_Melanerpes__Melanerpes a genus of Picidae
member: redheaded_woodpecker__redheadedwoodpecker__redhead__melanerpeserythrocephalu black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
member: genus_Sphyrapicus__Sphyrapicus a genus of Picidae
member: sapsucker small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
member: genus_Jynx__Jynx wrynecks
member: wryneck Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
member: genus_Picumnus__Picumnus a genus of Picidae
member: piculet small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers
member: family_Capitonidae__Capitonidae barbets
member: barbet small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
member: family_Bucconidae__Bucconidae puffbirds
member: puffbird brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
member: family_Indicatoridae__Indicatoridae honey guides
member: honey_guide__honeyguide small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae
member: family_Galbulidae__Galbulidae jacamars
member: jacamar tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
member: family_Ramphastidae__Ramphastidae toucans
member: toucan brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
member: genus_Aulacorhyncus__Aulacorhyncus a genus of Ramphastidae
member: toucanet small toucan
member: order_Trogoniformes__Trogoniformes trogons
member: family_Trogonidae__Trogonidae coextensive with the order Trogoniformes
member: genus_Trogon type genus of the Trogonidae
member: trogon forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
member: genus_Pharomacrus__Pharomacrus a genus of Trogonidae
member: quetzal_bird__quetzalbird__quetzal large trogon of Central and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
member: order_Anseriformes__Anseriformes ducks; geese; swans; screamers
member: anseriform_bird chiefly web-footed swimming birds
member: family_Anatidae__Anatidae swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
member: duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
member: genus_Anas__Anas type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
member: mallard__Anas_platyrhynchos wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
member: black_duck__blackduck__Anas_rubripes dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
member: teal any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
member: widgeon__wigeon__Anas_penelope freshwater duck of Eurasia and North Africa related to mallards and teals
member: Anas_clypeata__shoveler__shoveller__broadbill freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
member: pintail__pin-tailed_duck__Anas_acuta long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
member: genus_Tadorna__Tadorna sheldrakes
member: sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
member: genus_Oxyura__Oxyura ruddy duck
member: ruddy_duck__ruddyduck__oxyurajamaicensi reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and and northern South America
member: genus_Bucephala__Bucephala buffleheads and goldeneyes
member: bufflehead__butterball__dipper__Bucephela_albeola small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
member: goldeneye__whistler__Bucephela_clangula large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
member: genus_Aythya__Aythya canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
member: canvasback_duck__canvasback__Aythya_valisineria North American wild duck valued for sport and food
member: pochard__Aythya_ferina heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head
member: Aythya_americana__redhead North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
member: scaup_duck__scaupduck__bluebill__broadbill diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
member: genus_Aix__Aix wood duck and mandarin duck
member: wood_duck__summer_duck__wood_widgeon__Aix_sponsa showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
member: mandarin_duck__Aix_galericulata showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
member: genus_Cairina__Cairina a genus of Anatidae
member: muscovy_duck__muscovyduck__muskduck__Cairina_moschata large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated
member: genus_Somateria__Somateria eider ducks
member: eider_duck__eiderduck duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
member: genus_Melanitta__Melanitta scoters
member: scoter__scooter large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
member: subfamily_Merginae__Merginae mergansers and closely related diving birds
member: genus_Mergus__Mergus mergansers
member: merganser__fish_duck__sawbill large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
member: goosander__Mergus_merganser common merganser of Europe and North America
member: American_merganser__Mergus_merganser_americanus common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
member: red-breasted_merganser__Mergus_serrator widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
member: smew__Mergus_albellus smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
member: genus_Lophodytes__Lophodytes a genus of Merginae
member: hooded_merganser__hooded_sheldrake__Lophodytes_cucullatus small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
member: goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
member: genus_Anser__Anser typical geese
member: Chinese_goose__Anser_cygnoides very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
member: graylag__greylag__greylag_goose__greylaggoose__Anser_anser common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
member: subgenus_Chen__Chen wild goose having white adult plumage
member: blue_goose__Chen_caerulescens North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
member: genus_Branta__Branta wild geese
member: brant_goose__brantgoose__brant__brent__brent_goose__brentgoose small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
member: Canada_goose__honker__Canadian_goose__Branta_canadensis common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
member: barnacle_goose__barnacle__Branta_leucopsis European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
member: subfamily_Anserinae__Anserinae used in some classifications for the swans
member: genus_Coscoroba a genus of Anatidae
member: coscoroba large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
member: swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
member: genus_Cygnus__Cygnus a genus of Anatidae
member: mute_swan__Cygnus_olor soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
member: whooper_swan__whooperswan__whooper__Cygnus_cygnus common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
member: tundra_swan__Cygnus_columbianus swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
member: trumpeter_swan__trumpeterswan__trumpeter__Cygnus_buccinator large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
member: black_swan__blackswan__Cygnus_atratus large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
member: suborder_Anseres__Anseres used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
member: family_Anhimidae__Anhimidae screamers
member: screamer gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
member: genus_Anhima__Anhima type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
member: horned_screamer__Anhima_cornuta screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
member: genus_Chauna__Chauna crested screamers
member: crested_screamer__crestedscreamer distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
member: order_Ciconiiformes__Ciconiiformes order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
member: family_Ciconiidae__Ciconiidae storks
member: stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
member: genus_Ciconia__Ciconia type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
member: white_stork__whitestork__Ciconia_ciconia the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
member: black_stork__blackstork__Ciconia_nigra Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
member: genus_Leptoptilus__Leptoptilus adjutant birds and marabous
member: adjutant_bird__adjutant__adjutant_stork__Leptoptilus_dubius large Indian stork with a military gait
member: marabou_stork__maraboustork__marabou__marabout__Leptoptilus_crumeniferus large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments
member: genus_Anastomus__Anastomus openbills
member: openbill stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
member: genus_Jabiru jabirus
member: jabiru__Jabiru_mycteria large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
member: genus_Ephippiorhynchus__Ephippiorhynchus saddlebills
member: saddlebill__jabiru__Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
member: genus_Xenorhyncus__Xenorhyncus East Indian and Australian storks
member: policeman_bird__policemanbird__black-necked_stork__jabiru__Xenorhyncus_asiaticus large mostly white Australian stork
member: genus_Mycteria__Mycteria a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis
member: Mycteria_americana__wood_ibis__wood_stork American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
member: family_Balaenicipitidae__Balaenicipitidae shoebills
member: genus_Balaeniceps__Balaeniceps type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
member: shoebill__shoebird__Balaeniceps_rex large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
member: family_Threskiornithidae__Threskiornithidae__family_Ibidiidae ibises
member: ibis wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
member: genus_Ibis ibises
member: wood_ibis__wood_stork__Ibis_ibis Old World wood ibis
member: genus_Threskiornis__Threskiornis type genus of the Threskiornithidae
member: sacred_ibis__Threskiornis_aethiopica African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
member: family_Plataleidae__Plataleidae spoonbills
member: spoonbill wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
member: genus_Platalea__Platalea type genus of the Plataleidae
member: common_spoonbill__Platalea_leucorodia pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
member: genus_Ajaia__Ajaia a genus of Platalea
member: roseate_spoonbill__roseatespoonbill__Ajaia_ajaja tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
member: family_Phoenicopteridae__Phoenicopteridae flamingos
member: flamingo large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
member: family_Ardeidae__Ardeidae herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
member: heron gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
member: genus_Ardea__Ardea type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
member: great_blue_heron__Ardea_herodius large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
member: Ardea_occidentalis__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
member: genus_Egretta__Egretta small Old and New World herons
member: little_blue_heron__Egretta_caerulea small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere
member: snowy_egret__snowyegret__snowy_heron__snowyheron__Egretta_thula small New World egret
member: little_egret__Egretta_garzetta Old World egret
member: great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret
member: American_egret__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Egretta_albus the common American egret; a variety of the Old World Casmerodius albus
member: genus_Casmerodius__Casmerodius white egrets
member: great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus widely distributed Old World white egret
member: genus_Bubulcus__Bubulcus small white egrets
member: cattle_egret__Bubulcus_ibis small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
member: genus_Nycticorax__Nycticorax Old World night herons
member: black-crowned_night_heron__blackcrownednightheron__Nycticorax_nycticorax night heron of both Old and New Worlds
member: genus_Nyctanassa__Nyctanassa American night herons
member: yellow-crowned_night_heron__Nyctanassa_violacea North American night heron
member: genus_Cochlearius__Cochlearius__cochleariu boatbills
member: boatbill__boat-billed_heron__broadbill__Cochlearius_cochlearius tropical American heron related to night herons
member: genus_Botaurus__Botaurus bitterns
member: American_bittern__stake_driver__stakedriver__Botaurus_lentiginosus a kind of bittern
member: European_bittern__Botaurus_stellaris a kind of bittern
member: genus_Ixobrychus__Ixobrychus bitterns
member: least_bittern__leastbittern__Ixobrychus_exilis small American bittern
member: order_Gruiformes__Gruiformes inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
member: family_Gruidae__Gruidae cranes
member: crane large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
member: genus_Grus__Grus type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes
member: whooping_crane__whooper__Grus_americana rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
member: genus_Aramus__Aramus genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere: courlan; limpkin
member: courlan__Aramus_guarauna wading bird of South and Central America
member: limpkin__Aramus_pictus wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
member: family_Cariamidae__Cariamidae cranelike South American wading birds
member: genus_Cariama__Cariama type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
member: crested_cariama__crestedcariama__seriema__Cariama_cristata Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
member: genus_Chunga a genus of Cariamidae
member: chunga__seriema__Chunga_burmeisteri Argentinian cariama
member: family_Rallidae__Rallidae rails; crakes; gallinules; coots
member: rail.wading_bird any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
member: genus_Gallirallus__Gallirallus rails of New Zealand
member: weka__maori_hen__maorihen__wood_hen flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
member: genus_Crex__Crex corncrakes
member: corncrake__land_rail__Crex_crex common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
member: genus_Porzana__Porzana spotted crakes
member: spotted_crake__spottedcrake__Porzana_porzana Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes
member: genus_Gallinula__Gallinula gallinules
member: gallinule__marsh_hen__marshhen__water_hen__waterhen__swamphen any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
member: Florida_gallinule__Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans North American dark bluish-gray gallinule
member: Gallinula_chloropus__moorhen black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
member: genus_Porphyrio__Porphyrio Old World purple gallinules
member: genus_Porphyrula__Porphyrula American purple gallinules
member: American_gallinule__Porphyrula_martinica American purple gallinule
member: genus_Notornis a genus of Rallidae
member: notornis__takahe__Notornis_mantelli flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
member: genus_Fulica__Fulica coots
member: coot slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
member: American_coot__marsh_hen__marshhen__mud_hen__mudhen__water_hen__waterhen__Fulica_americana North American coot
member: Old_World_coot__Fulica_atra Eurasian coot
member: suborder_Otides__Otides terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards
member: family_Otididae__Otididae bustards
member: bustard large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
member: genus_Otis__Otis type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
member: great_bustard__greatbustard__Otis_tarda largest European land bird
member: genus_Choriotis__Choriotis Australian bustard
member: plain_turkey__plainturkey__Choriotis_australis popular Australian game bird
member: family_Turnicidae__Turnicidae small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail
member: genus_Turnix__Turnix type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail
member: button_quail__bustard_quail__bustardquail__hemipode small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
member: ortygan any of several East Indian birds
member: genus_Pedionomus__Pedionomus plain wanderer
member: plain_wanderer__plainwanderer__pedionomustorquatu small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
member: family_Psophiidae__Psophiidae trumpeters
member: genus_Psophia__Psophia type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters
member: trumpeter large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
member: order_Charadriiformes__Charadriiformes large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
member: suborder_Charadrii__Charadrii shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
member: shorebird__shore_bird__shorebird__limicoline_bird__limicolinebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
member: family_Charadriidae__Charadriidae plover family
member: plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
member: genus_Charadrius__Charadrius type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
member: piping_plover__Charadrius_melodus small plover of eastern North America
member: killdeer_plover__killdeer__kildeer__Charadrius_vociferus American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
member: dotterel__dotrel__Charadrius_morinellus__Eudromias_morinellus rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
member: genus_Pluvialis__Pluvialis golden plovers
member: golden_plover plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
member: genus_Vanellus__Vanellus Eurasian lapwings
member: lapwing__green_plover__greenplover__peewit__pewit large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
member: genus_Arenaria__Arenaria turnstones
member: turnstone migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
member: family_Scolopacidae__Scolopacidae sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
member: sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
member: genus_Aphriza__Aphriza a genus of Scolopacidae
member: surfbird__Aphriza_virgata sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North and South America
member: genus_Actitis__Actitis a genus of Scolopacidae
member: European_sandpiper__Actitis_hypoleucos a variety of sandpiper
member: spotted_sandpiper__spottedsandpiper__Actitis_macularia common North American sandpiper
member: genus_Erolia__Erolia a genus of Scolopacidae
member: least_sandpiper__leastsandpiper__stint__Erolia_minutilla smallest American sandpiper
member: red-backed_sandpiper__dunlin__Erolia_alpina small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
member: genus_Tringa__Tringa a genus of Scolopacidae
member: greenshank__Tringa_nebularia large European sandpiper with greenish legs
member: redshank__Tringa_totanus a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
member: yellowlegs either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
member: genus_Calidris__Calidris a genus of Scolopacidae
member: pectoral_sandpiper__jacksnipe__Calidris_melanotos American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
member: grayback__knot__Calidris_canutus sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
member: curlew_sandpiper__Calidris_Ferruginea Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
member: genus_Crocethia__Crocethia a genus of Scolopacidae
member: sanderling__Crocethia_alba small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world
member: genus_Bartramia__Bartramia a genus of Scolopacidae
member: upland_sandpiper__upland_plover__Bartramian_sandpiper__Bartramia_longicauda large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
member: genus_Philomachus__Philomachus ruffs
member: Philomachus_pugnax__ruff common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
member: genus_Heteroscelus__Heteroscelus tattlers
member: Polynesian_tattler__Heteroscelus_incanus tattler of Pacific coastal regions
member: genus_Catoptrophorus__Catoptrophorus willet
member: willet__Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts
member: genus_Scolopax__Scolopax type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
member: Eurasian_woodcock__Scolopax_rusticola short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
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member: genus_Gallinago__Gallinago__Capella__genus_Capella snipes
member: whole_snipe__wholesnipe__common_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
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member: genus_Limnocryptes__Limnocryptes snipe
member: jacksnipe__half_snipe__Limnocryptes_minima a small short-billed Old World snipe
member: genus_Limnodromus__Limnodromus dowitchers
member: dowitcher shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
member: genus_Numenius__Numenius curlews
member: curlew large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
member: genus_Limosa__Limosa godwits
member: godwit large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
member: genus_Himantopus__Himantopus major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
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member: black-winged_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
member: white-headed_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus__himantopushimantopusleucocephalu stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
member: kaki__Himantopus_novae-zelandiae blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
member: genus_Cladorhyncus__Cladorhyncus one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
member: Australian_stilt__stilt long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
member: banded_stilt__Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
member: family_Recurvirostridae__Recurvirostridae long-legged shorebirds
member: genus_Recurvirostra__Recurvirostra type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets
member: avocet long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
member: family_Haematopodidae__Haematopodidae oystercatchers
member: family_Phalaropidae__Phalaropidae phalaropes
member: phalarope small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics
member: genus_Phalaropus__Phalaropus type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes
member: red_phalarope__redphalarope__Phalaropus_fulicarius phalarope of northern oceans and lakes
member: genus_Lobipes__Lobipes a genus of Phalaropidae
member: northern_phalarope__Lobipes_lobatus breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea
member: genus_Steganopus__Steganopus a genus of Phalaropidae
member: Wilson's_phalarope__Steganopus_tricolor breeds on the northern great plains of Canada
member: family_Glareolidae__Glareolidae Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
member: genus_Glareola__Glareola type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
member: pratincole__glareole Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
member: courser swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa
member: genus_Cursorius__Cursorius coursers
member: cream-colored_courser__creamcoloredcourser__Cursorius_cursor courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
member: genus_Pluvianus__Pluvianus coursers
member: crocodile_bird__crocodilebird__Pluvianus_aegyptius African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
member: family_Burhinidae__Burhinidae large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
member: genus_Burhinus__Burhinus type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews
member: stone_curlew__stonecurlew__thick-knee__thickknee__Burhinus_oedicnemus large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
member: suborder_Limicolae__Limicolae term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
member: genus_Haematopus__Haematopus oystercatchers
member: oystercatcher__oyster_catcher black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
member: coastal_diving_bird gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
member: suborder_Lari__Lari gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
member: family_Laridae__Laridae gull family: gulls and terns
member: larid long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
member: genus_Larus__Larus type genus of the Laridae
member: mew_gull__mewgull__sea_mew__Larus_canus the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
member: great_black-backed_gull__black-backed_gull__cob__larusmarinu white gull having a black back and wings
member: herring_gull__herringgull__Larus_argentatus large gull of the northern hemisphere
member: laughing_gull__blackcap__pewit__pewit_gull__pewitgull__Larus_ridibundus small black-headed European gull
member: genus_Pagophila__Pagophila a genus of Laridae
member: ivory_gull__ivorygull__Pagophila_eburnea white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
member: genus_Rissa__Rissa a genus of Laridae
member: kittiwake small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
member: subfamily_Sterninae__subfamilysterninae__Sterninae terns
member: tern small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
member: genus_Sterna__Sterna a genus of Sterninae
member: sea_swallow__seaswallow__Sterna_hirundo common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage
member: family_Rynchopidae__Rynchopidae coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers
member: genus_Rynchops__Rynchops type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers
member: skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
member: family_Stercorariidae__Stercorariidae jaegers and skuas:
member: jaeger rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
member: genus_Stercorarius__Stercorarius type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers
member: parasitic_jaeger__parasiticjaeger__arctic_skua__Stercorarius_parasiticus a variety of jaeger
member: genus_Catharacta__Catharacta skuas
member: skua__bonxie gull-like jaeger of northern seas
member: family_Alcidae__Alcidae web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
member: auk black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
member: genus_Alca__Alca type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
member: razorbill__razor-billed_auk__Alca_torda black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
member: genus_Plautus__Plautus a genus of Alcidae
member: little_auk__dovekie__plautusalle small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions
member: genus_Pinguinus__Pinguinus great auk
member: great_auk__greatauk__Pinguinus_impennis large large flightless auk of rocky islands off North Atlantic coast; extinct
member: genus_Cepphus__Cepphus a genus of birds including: guillemots
member: guillemot small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
member: genus_Uria__Uria murres
member: murre black-and-white diving bird of northern seas
member: puffin any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
member: genus_Fratercula__Fratercula puffins
member: Atlantic_puffin__Fratercula_arctica common puffin of the North Atlantic
member: horned_puffin__Fratercula_corniculata N Pacific puffin
member: genus_Lunda__Lunda puffins
member: tufted_puffin__Lunda_cirrhata N Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye
member: order_Gaviiformes__Gaviiformes large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
member: gaviiform_seabird__gaviiformseabird seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
member: family_Gavidae__Gavidae loon family
member: genus_Gavia__Gavia type genus of the Gavidae: loons
member: loon.gaviiform_seabird__diver large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
member: order_Podicipitiformes__Podicipitiformes__Podicipediformes__order_Podicipediformes__Colymbiformes__order_Colymbiformes grebes
member: podicipitiform_seabird aquatic birds related to the loons
member: family_Podicipedidae__Podicipedidae coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes
member: genus_Podiceps__Podiceps type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes
member: grebe small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
member: genus_Podilymbus__Podilymbus a genus of Podicipedidae
member: pied-billed_grebe__Podilymbus_podiceps American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill
member: order_Pelecaniformes__Pelecaniformes pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
member: family_Pelecanidae__Pelecanidae pelicans
member: pelican large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
member: genus_Pelecanus__Pelecanus type genus of the Pelecanidae
member: white_pelican__whitepelican__Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
member: Old_world_white_pelican__Pelecanus_onocrotalus similar to American white pelican
member: family_Fregatidae__Fregatidae frigate birds
member: genus_Fregata__Fregata type genus of the Fregatidae
member: frigate_bird__frigatebird__manofwarbird long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
member: family_Sulidae__Sulidae gannets and boobies
member: gannet large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
member: genus_Sula__Sula type genus of the Sulidae
member: solan_goose__solangoose__solan__solant_goose__Sula_bassana very large white gannet with black wing tips
member: booby small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
member: family_Phalacrocoracidae__Phalacrocoracidae cormorants
member: genus_Phalacrocorax__Phalacrocorax type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae
member: cormorant__phalacrocoraxcarbo large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
member: family_Anhingidae__Anhingidae snakebirds
member: genus_Anhinga type genus of the Anhingidae
member: snakebird__anhinga__darter fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
member: family_Phaethontidae__Phaethontidae tropicbirds
member: genus_Phaethon__Phaethon type genus of the Phaethontidae
member: tropic_bird__boatswain_bird__boatswainbird mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
member: order_Sphenisciformes__Sphenisciformes penguins
member: family_Spheniscidae__Spheniscidae comprising all existing penguins
member: penguin short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
member: genus_Pygoscelis__Pygoscelis a genus of Spheniscidae
member: Adelie_penguin__Adelie__Pygoscelis_adeliae medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica
member: genus_Aptenodytes__Aptenodytes large penguins
member: king_penguin__Aptenodytes_patagonica large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
member: emperor_penguin__emperorpenguin__Aptenodytes_forsteri the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
member: genus_Spheniscus__Spheniscus type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
member: jackass_penguin__jackasspenguin__Spheniscus_demersus small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
member: genus_Eudyptes__Eudyptes rock hoppers
member: rock_hopper__crested_penguin__crestedpenguin small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand
member: sphenisciform_seabird__sphenisciformseabird flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
member: order_Procellariiformes__Procellariiformes petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
member: procellariiform_seabird__procellariiformseabird large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
member: family_Diomedeidae__Diomedeidae albatrosses
member: mollymawk__albatross__albatros large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
member: genus_Diomedea type of the Diomedeidae
member: wandering_albatross__wanderingalbatros__Diomedea_exulans very large albatross; white with wide black wings
member: black-footed_albatross__gooney__gooney_bird__goonie__goony__Diomedea_nigripes a variety of albatross with black feet
member: family_Procellariidae__Procellariidae petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;
member: petrel relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
member: genus_Procellaria__Procellaria type genus of the Procellariidae
member: white-chinned_petrel__whitechinnedpetrel__Procellaria_aequinoctialis large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin
member: genus_Macronectes__Macronectes giant petrels
member: giant_petrel__giantpetrel__giantfulmar__macronectesgiganteu large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
member: genus_Fulmarus__Fulmarus fulmars
member: fulmar_petrel__fulmar__Fulmarus_glacialis heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
member: genus_Puffinus__Puffinus shearwaters
member: shearwater long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
member: family_Hydrobatidae__Hydrobatidae storm petrels
member: storm_petrel__stormpetrel any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
member: genus_Hydrobates__Hydrobates type genus of the Hydrobatidae
member: stormy_petrel__northern_storm_petrel__Hydrobates_pelagicus sooty black petrel with white markings; of the north Atlantic and Mediterranean
member: genus_Oceanites__Oceanites a genus of Hydrobatidae
member: Mother_Carey's_chicken__Mother_Carey's_hen__Oceanites_oceanicus medium-sized storm petrel
member: family_Pelecanoididae__Pelecanoididae diving petrels
member: diving_petrel any of several small diving birds of S hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
member: bird_family a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
member: bird_genus a genus of birds
member: class_Amphibia__Amphibia frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
member: amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
member: genus_Hynerpeton__Hynerpeton earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania
member: Hynerpeton_bassetti fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania
member: genus_Ichthyostega second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Greenland
member: Ichyostega early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland
member: order_Urodella__Urodella__Caudata__order_Caudata salamanders; newts; congo snakes
member: urodele amphibians that resemble lizards
member: family_Salamandridae__Salamandridae salamanders
member: genus_Salamandra__Salamandra type genus of the Salamandridae
member: European_fire_salamander__Salamandra_salamandra a kind of European salamander
member: fire_salamander__spotted_salamander__spottedsalamander__Salamandra_maculosa European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
member: alpine_salamander__Salamandra_atra ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
member: newt__triton small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and North Asia
member: genus_Triturus__Triturus chiefly aquatic salamanders
member: common_newt__Triturus_vulgaris small semiaquatic salamander
member: genus_Notophthalmus__Notophthalmus newts
member: genus_Taricha__Taricha Pacific newts
member: Pacific_newt any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America
member: rough-skinned_newt__roughskinnednewt__Taricha_granulosa newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California
member: family_Ambystomatidae__Ambystomatidae New World salamanders
member: genus_Ambystoma__Ambystoma type genus of the Ambystomatidae
member: ambystomid_salamander__ambystomid small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
member: family_Cryptobranchidae__Cryptobranchidae large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
member: genus_Cryptobranchus__Cryptobranchus type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
member: hellbender__mud_puppy__Cryptobranchus_alleganiensis large salamander of North American rivers and streams
member: genus_Megalobatrachus__Megalobatrachus giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus
member: giant_salamander__giantsalamander__megalobatrachusmaximu large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
member: family_Proteidae__Proteidae mud puppies
member: genus_Proteus__Proteus type genus of the Proteidae
member: olm__Proteus_anguinus European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills
member: genus_Necturus__Necturus a genus of Proteidae
member: mud_puppy__Necturus_maculosus aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills
member: family_Dicamptodontidae__Dicamptodontidae large and small highly aquatic salamanders
member: genus_Dicamptodon type genus of the Dicamptodontidae
member: Pacific_giant_salamander__Dicamptodon_ensatus large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
member: dicamptodon__dicamptodontid salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
member: genus_Rhyacotriton__Rhyacotriton olympic salamanders
member: olympic_salamander__olympicsalamander__Rhyacotriton_olympicus small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest
member: family_Plethodontidae__Plethodontidae small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults
member: genus_Plethodon__Plethodon type genus of the Plethodontidae
member: eastern_red-backed_salamander__Plethodon_cinereus common salamander of eastern North America
member: western_red-backed_salamander__Plethodon_vehiculum salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
member: lungless_salamander__plethodont mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
member: genus_Desmograthus__Desmograthus an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae
member: dusky_salamander__duskysalamander common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or grayish-black
member: genus_Aneides__Aneides climbing salamanders
member: climbing_salamander any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
member: genus_Batrachoseps__Batrachoseps slender salamanders
member: slender_salamander__slendersalamander__worm_salamander any of several small slim salamanders of the United States Pacific coast
member: genus_Hydromantes__Hydromantes web-toed salamanders
member: web-toed_salamander any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
member: family_Amphiumidae__Amphiumidae congo snakes
member: genus_Amphiuma congo snakes
member: amphiuma__congo_snake__congo_eel__congoeel__blind_eel__blindeel aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
member: family_Sirenidae__Sirenidae sirens
member: genus_Siren a genus of Sirenidae
member: siren eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
member: order_Salientia__Salientia__Anura__order_Anura__Batrachia__order_Batrachia frogs, toads, tree toads
member: family_Ranidae__Ranidae nearly cosmopolitan family: true frogs
member: genus_Rana__Rana type genus of the Ranidae
member: woodfrog__Rana_sylvatica wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce
member: leopard_frog__leopardfrog__spring_frog__Rana_pipiens common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots
member: bullfrog__Rana_catesbeiana largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice
member: green_frog__greenfrog__spring_frog__Rana_clamitans similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada
member: cascades_frog__Rana_cascadae mountain frog found near water; of United States northwest to California
member: goliath_frog__goliathfrog__Rana_goliath largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa
member: pickerel_frog__Rana_palustris a meadow frog of eastern North America
member: tarahumara_frog__Rana_tarahumarae Mexican frog found within a jump of two or water
member: grass_frog__grassfrog__Rana_temporaria a common semiterrestrial European frog
member: true_frog__ranid insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
member: family_Leptodactylidae__Leptodactylidae New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
member: leptodactylid_frog__leptodactylidfrog__leptodactylid toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal
member: genus_Eleutherodactylus__Eleutherodactylus completely terrestrial robber frogs
member: robber_frog small terrestrial frog of tropical America
member: genus_Hylactophryne__Hylactophryne barking frogs
member: barking_frog__barkingfrog__robber_frog__Hylactophryne_augusti of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark
member: genus_Leptodactylus__Leptodactylus type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae
member: crapaud__South_American_bullfrog__Leptodactylus_pentadactylus large toothed frog of South and Central America resembling the bullfrog
member: family_Polypedatidae__Polypedatidae Old World tree frogs
member: genus_Polypedates__Polypedates type genus of the Polypedatidae
member: family_Ascaphidae__Ascaphidae family of one species of frog: tailed frog
member: genus_Ascaphus__Ascaphus type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae
member: tailed_frog__bell_toad__ribbed_toad__tailed_toad__Ascaphus_trui western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ
member: family_Leiopelmatidae__Leiopelmatidae__Liopelmidae__family_Liopelmidae primitive New Zealand frogs
member: genus_Leiopelma__Leiopelma__Liopelma__genus_Liopelma type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae
member: Liopelma_hamiltoni primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet
member: family_Bufonidae__Bufonidae true toads
member: true_toad tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin
member: genus_Bufo type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds
member: bufo any toad of the genus Bufo
member: family_Discoglossidae__Discoglossidae family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue
member: genus_Alytes__Alytes midwife toads
member: obstetrical_toad__obstetricaltoad__midwife_toad__midwifetoad__Alytes_obstetricans European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
member: midwife_toad__midwifetoad__Alytes_cisternasi similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
member: genus_Bombina__Bombina fire-bellied toads
member: fire-bellied_toad__Bombina_bombina toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside
member: family_Pelobatidae__Pelobatidae spadefoot toads
member: genus_Scaphiopus__Scaphiopus New World spadefoot toads
member: western_spadefoot__westernspadefoot__Scaphiopus_hammondii of California
member: southern_spadefoot__Scaphiopus_multiplicatus of the United States southwest
member: plains_spadefoot__Scaphiopus_bombifrons of plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains
member: spadefoot_toad__spadefoottoad__spadefoot burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
member: family_Hylidae__Hylidae tree frogs
member: tree_toad__tree_frog arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
member: genus_Hyla__Hyla type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads
member: spring_peeper__Hyla_crucifer small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring
member: Pacific_tree_toad__Hyla_regilla most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
member: canyon_treefrog__Hyla_arenicolor small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico
member: genus_Acris__Acris cricket frogs
member: cricket_frog__cricketfrog either of two frogs with a clicking call
member: genus_Pseudacris__Pseudacris chorus frogs
member: chorus_frog any of several small North American frogs having a loud call
member: genus_Pternohyla__Pternohyla burrowing treefrogs
member: lowland_burrowing_treefrog__lowlandburrowingtreefrog__northern_casque-headed_frog__Pternohyla_fodiens terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest
member: family_Microhylidae__Microhylidae__Brevicipitidae__family_Brevicipitidae narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
member: genus_Gastrophryne__Gastrophryne primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads
member: western_narrow-mouthed_toad__Gastrophryne_olivacea small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America
member: eastern_narrow-mouthed_toad__Gastrophryne_carolinensis small toad of southeastern United States
member: genus_Hypopachus__Hypopachus sheep frogs
member: sheep_frog__sheepfrog mostly of Central America
member: family_Pipidae__Pipidae tongueless frogs
member: tongueless_frog almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America
member: genus_Pipa__Pipa type genus of the Pipidae
member: genus_Xenopus__Xenopus African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae
member: African_clawed_frog__Xenopus_laevis native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals
member: order_Gymnophiona__Gymnophiona an order of amphibians including caecilians
member: family_Caeciliidae__Caeciliidae coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
member: caecilian__blindworm any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
member: superorder_Labyrinthodontia__Labyrinthodontia__Labyrinthodonta__superorder_Labyrinthodonta extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
member: labyrinthodont an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
member: order_Stereospondyli__Stereospondyli formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece: "most vertebrates are stereospondylous"
member: order_Temnospondyli__Temnospondyli formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate
member: order_Stegocephalia__Stegocephalia in former classifications a division of Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia
member: tadpole__polliwog__pollywog a larval frog or toad
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member: amphibian_genus__amphibiangenu any genus of amphibians
member: reptile_family__reptilefamily a family of reptiles
member: reptile_genus__reptilegenu a genus of reptiles
member: class_Reptilia__Reptilia class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
member: reptile__reptilian any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms
member: subclass_Anapsida__Anapsida oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms
member: anapsid_reptile__anapsid primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
member: order_Chelonia__Chelonia__Testudinata__order_Testudinata__Testudines__order_Testudines tortoises and turtles
member: chelonian_reptile__chelonianreptile__chelonian a reptile of the order Chelonia
member: family_Cheloniidae__Cheloniidae__Chelonidae__family_Chelonidae green turtles; hawksbills
member: genus_Chelonia__Chelonia green turtles
member: green_turtle__greenturtle__Chelonia_mydas large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup
member: genus_Caretta__Caretta loggerhead turtles
member: loggerhead_turtle__loggerhead__Caretta_caretta very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas
member: genus_Lepidochelys__Lepidochelys ridleys
member: ridley a marine turtle
member: genus_Eretmochelys__Eretmochelys hawksbills
member: hawksbill_turtle__hawksbillturtle__hawksbill__hawkbill__tortoiseshell_turtle__tortoiseshellturtle__Eretmochelys_imbricata pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
member: family_Dermochelyidae__Dermochelyidae sea turtles
member: genus_Dermochelys__Dermochelys type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles
member: leatherback_turtle__leatherbackturtle__leatherback__leatheryturtle__Dermochelys_coriacea wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
member: family_Chelydridae__Chelydridae snapping turtles
member: snapping_turtle large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
member: genus_Chelydra__Chelydra snapping turtles
member: common_snapping_turtle__snapper__chelydraserpentina large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
member: genus_Macroclemys__Macroclemys alligator snapping turtles
member: alligator_snapping_turtle__alligator_snapper__alligatorsnapper__Macroclemys_temmincki large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
member: family_Kinosternidae__Kinosternidae mud turtles; musk turtles
member: genus_Kinosternon__Kinosternon type genus of the Kinosternidae
member: mud_turtle__mudturtle bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North and Central America
member: genus_Sternotherus__Sternotherus musk turtles
member: musk_turtle__stinkpot small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
member: family_Emydidae__Emydidae box and water turtles
member: terrapin any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
member: genus_Malaclemys__Malaclemys American terrapins
member: diamondback_terrapin__diamondbackterrapin__Malaclemys_centrata of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States
member: genus_Pseudemys__Pseudemys sliders; red-bellied terrapin
member: red-bellied_terrapin__redbelliedterrapin__red-bellied_turtle__redbelliedturtle__redbelly__Pseudemys_rubriventris freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
member: yellow-bellied_terrapin__slider__Pseudemys_scripta freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
member: river_cooter__rivercooter__cooter__Pseudemys_concinna large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Terrapene__Terrapene box turtles
member: box_turtle__boxturtle__box_tortoise__boxtortoise chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
member: genus_Chrysemys__Chrysemys painted turtles
member: painted_turtle__paintedturtle__painted_terrapin__paintedterrapin__painted_tortoise__paintedtortoise__chrysemyspicta freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States
member: family_Testudinidae__Testudinidae land tortoises
member: tortoise usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
member: genus_Testudo__Testudo type genus of the Testudinidae
member: European_tortoise__Testudo_graeca small land tortoise of southern Europe
member: giant_tortoise__gianttortoise very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
member: genus_Geochelone__Geochelone giant tortoises
member: giant_tortoise__gianttortoise very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
member: genus_Gopherus__Gopherus gopher tortoises
member: gopher_tortoise__gopher_turtle__gopher__Gopherus_polypemus burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
member: desert_tortoise__Gopherus_agassizii burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
member: Texas_tortoise close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
member: genus_Xerobates__Xerobates possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research
member: family_Trionychidae__Trionychidae soft-shelled turtles
member: soft-shelled_turtle__pancake_turtle__pancaketurtle voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites
member: genus_Trionyx__Trionyx type genus of the Trionychidae
member: spiny_softshell__spinysoftshell__Trionyx_spiniferus river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water
member: smooth_softshell__Trionyx_muticus river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
member: subclass_Lepidosauria__Lepidosauria diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras
member: order_Rhynchocephalia__Rhynchocephalia tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic
member: genus_Sphenodon__Sphenodon coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras
member: tuatara__Sphenodon_punctatum only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
member: order_Squamata__Squamata diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
member: suborder_Sauria__Sauria__Lacertilia__suborder_Lacertilia true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
member: saurian any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
member: family_Gekkonidae__Gekkonidae geckos
member: genus_Ptychozoon__Ptychozoon flying geckos
member: flying_gecko__fringed_gecko__fringedgecko__Ptychozoon_homalocephalum having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail
member: genus_Coleonyx__Coleonyx banded geckos
member: banded_gecko any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida
member: family_Pygopodidae__Pygopodidae Australian and Tasmanian lizards
member: genus_Pygopus__Pygopus type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
member: family_Iguanidae__Iguanidae__Iguania__family_Iguania New World lizards
member: iguanid_lizard__iguanidlizard__iguanid lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
member: genus_Iguana type genus of the Iguanidae
member: common_iguana__iguana__Iguana_iguana large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central and South America
member: genus_Amblyrhynchus__Amblyrhynchus marine iguanas
member: marine_iguana__Amblyrhynchus_cristatus shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
member: genus_Dipsosaurus__Dipsosaurus desert iguanas
member: desert_iguana__Dipsosaurus_dorsalis small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
member: genus_Sauromalus__Sauromalus chuckwallas
member: genus_Callisaurus__Callisaurus zebra-tailed lizard
member: zebra-tailed_lizard__gridiron-tailed_lizard__Callisaurus_draconoides swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico
member: genus_Uma__Uma fringe-toed lizard
member: fringe-toed_lizard__Uma_notata with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico
member: genus_Holbrookia__Holbrookia earless lizards
member: earless_lizard__earlesslizard any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico
member: genus_Crotaphytus__Crotaphytus collard lizards
member: collared_lizard any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Gambelia__Gambelia leopard lizards
member: leopard_lizard__leopardlizard any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Sceloporus__Sceloporus spiny lizards
member: spiny_lizard__spinylizard any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North and Central America
member: genus_Uta__Uta a reptile genus of Iguanidae
member: side-blotched_lizard__sand_lizard__Uta_stansburiana one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
member: genus_Urosaurus__Urosaurus a reptile genus of Iguanidae
member: tree_lizard__Urosaurus_ornatus a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Phrynosoma__Phrynosoma horned lizards
member: horned_lizard__horned_toad__horny_frog__hornyfrog insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
member: genus_Basiliscus__Basiliscus a reptile genus of Iguanidae
member: basilisk small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
member: genus_Anolis__Anolis New World chameleons
member: American_chameleon__anole__Anolis_carolinensis small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
member: family_Amphisbaenidae__Amphisbaenidae worm lizards
member: family_Xantusiidae__Xantusiidae night lizards
member: night_lizard__nightlizard small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young
member: family_Scincidae__Scincidae skinks
member: genus_Scincus__Scincus type genus of Scincidae
member: genus_Scincella__Scincella a reptile genus of Scincidae
member: skink__scincid__scincidlizard alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
member: genus_Eumeces__Eumeces New World skinks
member: western_skink__westernskink__Eumeces_skiltonianus found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands
member: mountain_skink__Eumeces_callicephalus frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico
member: family_Cordylidae__Cordylidae small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
member: genus_Cordylus__Cordylus type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles
member: family_Teiidae__Teiidae whiptails; etc.
member: teiid_lizard__teiidlizard__teiid tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail
member: genus_Cnemidophorus__Cnemidophorus whiptails
member: whiptail_lizard__whiptail any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
member: genus_Tupinambis__Tupinambis tejus
member: teju large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food
member: family_Agamidae__Agamidae an Old World reptile family of Sauria
member: agamid_lizard__agamid a lizard of the family Agamidae
member: genus_Agama type genus of the Agamidae
member: agama small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
member: genus_Chlamydosaurus__Chlamydosaurus frilled lizards
member: frilled_lizard__frilledlizard__Chlamydosaurus_kingi large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck
member: genus_Draco__Draco flying dagons
member: flying_dragon__dragon__flying_lizard any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
member: genus_Moloch genus of Australian desert lizard
member: moloch any lizard of the genus Moloch
member: mountain_devil__spiny_lizard__spinylizard__molochhorridu desert lizard that feeds on ants
member: family_Anguidae__Anguidae alligator lizards
member: anguid_lizard any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
member: genus_Gerrhonotus__Gerrhonotus alligator lizards
member: alligator_lizard__alligatorlizard slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America
member: genus_Anguis__Anguis type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms
member: blindworm__slowworm__Anguis_fragilis small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
member: genus_Ophisaurus__Ophisaurus glass lizards
member: glass_lizard__glasslizard__glass_snake__glasssnake__joint_snake__jointsnake snakelike lizard of Europe Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
member: family_Xenosauridae__Xenosauridae monotypic family of Mexican lizards
member: genus_Xenosaurus__Xenosaurus type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles
member: family_Anniellidae__Anniellidae legless lizards
member: legless_lizard__leglesslizard degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards
member: family_Lanthanotidae__Lanthanotidae stout-bodied lizards
member: genus_Lanthanotus__Lanthanotus 1 species
member: Lanthanotus_borneensis a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
member: family_Helodermatidae__Helodermatidae only known venomous lizards
member: venomous_lizard any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards
member: genus_Heloderma__Heloderma type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
member: Gila_monster__Heloderma_suspectum large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
member: Mexican_beaded_lizard__beaded_lizard__Heloderma_horridum lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
member: family_Lacertidae__Lacertidae Old World lizards
member: lacertid_lizard__lacertid Old World terrestrial lizard
member: genus_Lacerta__Lacerta type genus of the Lacertidae
member: sand_lizard__Lacerta_agilis a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia
member: green_lizard__greenlizard__lacertaviridi a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long
member: family_Chamaeleontidae__Chamaeleontidae__Chamaeleonidae__family_Chamaeleonidae__Rhiptoglossa__family_Rhiptoglossa Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria
member: chameleon__chamaeleon lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
member: genus_Chamaeleo__Chamaeleo__genus_Chamaeleon type genus of the Chamaeleontidae
member: African_chameleon__Chamaeleo_chamaeleon a chameleon found in Africa
member: horned_chameleon__Chamaeleo_oweni a kind of chameleon
member: family_Varanidae__Varanidae monitor lizards
member: genus_Varanus__Varanus type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
member: monitor_lizard__monitorlizard__monitor__varan any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
member: suborder_Serpentes__Serpentes__Ophidia__suborder_Ophidia snakes
member: ophidian__snake__serpent limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
member: family_Colubridae__Colubridae nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
member: colubrid_snake__colubrid mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
member: genus_Carphophis__Carphophis thunder snake
member: thunder_snake__thundersnake__worm_snake__Carphophis_amoenus small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States
member: genus_Diadophis__Diadophis a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes
member: ringneck_snake__ring-necked_snake__ring_snake any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
member: genus_Heterodon__Heterodon a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
member: hognose_snake__hognosesnake__puff_adder__sand_viper harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
member: genus_Phyllorhynchus__Phyllorhynchus leaf-nosed snakes
member: leaf-nosed_snake any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America
member: genus_Opheodrys__Opheodrys North American green snakes
member: grass_snake__grasssnake__green_snake__greensnake either of two N. American chiefly insectivorous green snakes
member: genus_Chlorophis__Chlorophis African green snakes
member: green_snake__greensnake any of numerous African green snakes
member: genus_Coluber__Coluber racers
member: racer slender fast-moving North American snakes
member: horseshoe_whipsnake__Coluber_hippocrepis slender fast-moving Eurasian snake
member: genus_Masticophis__Masticophis whipsnakes
member: whipsnake__whip_snake any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails
member: genus_Elaphe__Elaphe North American rat snakes
member: corn_snake__red_rat_snake__redratsnake__Elaphe_guttata large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms
member: black_rat_snake__blackratsnake__blacksnake__pilot_blacksnake__pilotblacksnake__mountain_blacksnake__Elaphe_obsoleta large harmless shiny black North American snake
member: chicken_snake__chickensnake large North American snake
member: genus_Ptyas__Ptyas Asian rat snakes
member: Indian_rat_snake__Ptyas_mucosus enter buildings in pursuit of prey
member: genus_Arizona__Arizona glossy snake
member: glossy_snake__Arizona_elegans nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales
member: genus_Pituophis__Pituophis bull snakes
member: bull_snake any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
member: genus_Lampropeltis__Lampropeltis king snakes and milk snakes
member: king_snake any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
member: genus_Thamnophis__Thamnophis garter snakes
member: garter_snake__grass_snake__grasssnake any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North and Central American snakes
member: genus_Tropidoclonion__Tropidoclonion lined snakes
member: lined_snake__Tropidoclonion_lineatum secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States
member: genus_Sonora__Sonora ground snakes
member: ground_snake__Sonora_semiannulata small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America
member: genus_Potamophis__Potamophis ground snakes
member: eastern_ground_snake__Potamophis_striatula__Haldea_striatula in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America
member: genus_Haldea__Haldea ground snakes
member: genus_Natrix__Natrix water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus
member: common_water_snake__banded_water_snake__Natrix_sipedon__Nerodia_sipedon in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
member: water_moccasin__watermoccasin any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters
member: genus_Nerodia__Nerodia North American water snakes
member: genus_Storeria__Storeria a genus of Colubridae
member: red-bellied_snake__redbelliedsnake__Storeria_occipitamaculata harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States
member: genus_Chilomeniscus__Chilomeniscus sand snakes
member: sand_snake small North American burrowing snake
member: genus_Tantilla__Tantilla black-headed snakes
member: black-headed_snake small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina
member: genus_Oxybelis__Oxybelis vine snakes
member: vine_snake slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to Bolivia
member: genus_Trimorphodon__Trimorphodon lyre snakes
member: lyre_snake mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America
member: genus_Hypsiglena__Hypsiglena night snakes
member: night_snake__Hypsiglena_torquata nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico
member: genus_Drymarchon__Drymarchon a genus of Colubridae
member: family_Typhlopidae__Typhlopidae blind snakes
member: family_Leptotyphlopidae__Leptotyphlopidae blind snakes
member: blind_snake__blindsnake__worm_snake wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
member: genus_Leptotyphlops__Leptotyphlops blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas
member: western_blind_snake__westernblindsnake__Leptotyphlops_humilis burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
member: family_Boidae__Boidae boas and pythons
member: boa any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
member: genus_Charina__Charina boas of western North America
member: rubber_boa__tow-headed_snake__Charina_bottae boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
member: genus_Lichanura__Lichanura boas of western North America
member: rosy_boa__Lichanura_trivirgata boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States
member: genus_Eunectes__Eunectes anacondas
member: anaconda__Eunectes_murinus large arboreal boa of tropical South America
member: subfamily_Pythoninae__Pythoninae Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
member: python large Old World boas
member: genus_Python Old World boas
member: reticulated_python__reticulatedpython__Python_reticulatus of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world
member: Indian_python__Python_molurus very large python of southeast Asia
member: rock_python__rock_snake__Python_sebae very large python of tropical and southern Africa
member: family_Elapidae__Elapidae cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
member: elapid_snake__elapid any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
member: genus_Micrurus__Micrurus coral snakes
member: eastern_coral_snake__easterncoralsnake__Micrurus_fulvius ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
member: genus_Micruroides__Micruroides coral snakes
member: western_coral_snake__westerncoralsnake__Micruroides_euryxanthus ranges from Central America to southwestern United States
member: genus_Calliophis__Calliophis__Callophis__genus_Callophis Asian coral snakes
member: Asian_coral_snake of India
member: genus_Aspidelaps__Aspidelaps African coral snakes
member: African_coral_snake__Aspidelaps_lubricus small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
member: genus_Rhynchoelaps__Rhynchoelaps Australian coral snakes
member: Australian_coral_snake__Rhynchoelaps_australis small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red
member: genus_Denisonia__Denisonia copperheads
member: Denisonia_superba__copperhead venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
member: genus_Naja__Naja cobras
member: Indian_cobra__Naja_naja of tropical Africa and Asia
member: asp__Egyptian_cobra__Naja_haje cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
member: black-necked_cobra__spitting_cobra__Naja_nigricollis aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
member: genus_Ophiophagus__Ophiophagus king cobra
member: king_cobra__hamadryad__Ophiophagus_hannan__Naja_hannah large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
member: genus_Hemachatus__Hemachatus ringhals
member: genus_Dendroaspis__Dendroaspis__Dendraspis__genus_Dendraspis mambas
member: mamba arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal
member: genus_Acanthophis__Acanthophis Australian elapid snakes
member: death_adder__Acanthophis_antarcticus venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
member: genus_Notechis__Notechis tiger snakes
member: tiger_snake__Notechis_scutatus highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania
member: genus_Pseudechis__Pseudechis venomous Australian blacksnakes
member: Australian_blacksnake__Pseudechis_porphyriacus large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly
member: genus_Bungarus__Bungarus kraits
member: krait brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
member: genus_Oxyuranus__Oxyuranus taipans
member: taipan__Oxyuranus_scutellatus large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
member: family_Hydrophidae__Hydrophidae sea snakes
member: sea_snake__seasnake any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom
member: family_Viperidae__Viperidae Old World vipers
member: viper venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
member: genus_Vipera__Vipera type genus of the Viperidae
member: common_viper__adder__Vipera_berus small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
member: asp_viper__aspviper__asp__Vipera_aspis of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
member: genus_Bitis__Bitis a genus of Viperidae
member: puff_adder__Bitis_arietans large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
member: gaboon_viper__Bitis_gabonica large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
member: genus_Cerastes__Aspis__genus_Aspis horned vipers
member: horned_viper__cerastes__sand_viper__horned_asp__Cerastes_cornutus highly venomous viper of North Africa and southwest Asia having a horny spine above each eye
member: family_Crotalidae__Crotalidae New World vipers: pit vipers
member: pit_viper__pitviper New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
member: genus_Agkistrodon__Agkistrodon__Ancistrodon__genus_Ancistrodon copperheads
member: copperhead__Agkistrodon_contortrix common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
member: cottonmouth__water_moccasin__watermoccasin__cottonmouth_moccasin__cottonmouthmoccasin__agkistrodonpiscivoru venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
member: rattlesnake pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
member: genus_Crotalus__Crotalus large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
member: timber_rattlesnake__banded_rattlesnake__Crotalus_horridus_horridus widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
member: prairie_rattlesnake__prairie_rattler__Western_rattlesnake__Crotalus_viridis widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
member: horned_rattlesnake__sidewinder__Crotalus_cerastes small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an S-shaped curve
member: Western_diamondback_rattlesnake__Western_diamondback__Crotalus_atrox largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: rock_rattlesnake__Crotalus_lepidus mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
member: tiger_rattlesnake__tigerrattlesnake__Crotalus_tigris having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
member: Mojave_rattlesnake__Crotalus_scutulatus extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to w. Texas and into Mexico
member: speckled_rattlesnake__Crotalus_mitchellii markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of sw Arizona and Baja California
member: genus_Sistrurus__Sistrurus pygmy rattlesnakes
member: massasauga_rattler__massasauga__Sistrurus_catenatus pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
member: genus_Bothrops__Bothrops fer-de-lance
member: fer-de-lance__Bothrops_atrops large extremely venomous pit viper of Central and South America
member: subclass_Archosauria__Archosauria a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
member: archosaur__archosaurian__archosaurian_reptile extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
member: genus_Saurosuchus__Saurosuchus early archosaurian carnivore
member: genus_Proterochampsa__Proterochampsa early archosaurian carnivore
member: order_Crocodylia__Crocodylia__Crocodilia__order_Crocodilia crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
member: crocodilian_reptile__crocodilianreptile__crocodilian extant archosaurian reptile
member: family_Crocodylidae__Crocodylidae true crocodiles
member: genus_Crocodylus__Crocodylus__Crocodilus__genus_Crocodilus type genus of the Crocodylidae
member: crocodile large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
member: genus_Tomistoma__Tomistoma a genus of Malayan crocodiles
member: false_gavial__falsegavial__tomistomaschlegeli crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial
member: family_Alligatoridae__Alligatoridae alligators; caimans
member: genus_Alligator type genus of the Alligatoridae
member: alligator either of two amphibious reptiles with shorter broader snouts than crocodiles
member: genus_Caiman caimans
member: cayman__caiman alligator-like reptile of Central and South America having a more heavily armored belly
member: family_Gavialidae__Gavialidae gavials
member: genus_Gavialis__Gavialis type genus of the Gavialidae
member: gavial__Gavialis_gangeticus large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
member: order_Ornithischia__Ornithischia extinct terrestrial reptiles having birdlike pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); bone-headed and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
member: ornithischian_dinosaur__ornithischiandinosaur__ornithischian herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
member: genus_Pisanosaurus primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Argentina; early Triassic
member: pisanosaur__pisanosaurus primitive dinosaur found in Argentina
member: genus_Staurikosaurus primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Brazil
member: staurikosaur__staurikosaurus primitive dinosaur found in Brazil
member: suborder_Thyreophora__Thyreophora__thyreophoran armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs
member: armored_dinosaur__armoreddinosaur dinosaurs having bony armour
member: genus_Stegosaurus quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
member: stegosaur__stegosaurus__stegosauru__Stegosaur_stenops herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
member: genus_Ankylosaurus armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
member: ankylosaur__ankylosaurus having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
member: Edmontonia heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture
member: suborder_Marginocephalia__Marginocephalia__marginocephalian includes bone-headed (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs
member: suborder_Pachycephalosaurus bone-headed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
member: bone-headed_dinosaur bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
member: suborder_Ceratopsia__Ceratopsia horned dinosaurs
member: ceratopsian__horned_dinosaur any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
member: family_Ceratopsidae__familyceratopsidae__Ceratopsidae American ceratopsian dinosaurs
member: genus_Protoceratops small horned dinosaurs
member: genus_Triceratops genus of herbivorous horned dinosaurs
member: triceratops__triceratop huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
member: genus_Styracosaurus genus of horned dinosaurs
member: styracosaur__styracosaurus__styracosauru an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
member: genus_Psittacosaurus most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous
member: psittacosaur__psittacosaurus primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind and short front limbs; may have been bipedal
member: suborder_Euronithopoda__Euronithopoda__euronithopod__Ornithopoda__suborder_Ornithopoda widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs; trachodon; iguanodon)
member: ornithopod_dinosaur__ornithopod bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
member: family_Hadrosauridae__Hadrosauridae duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous
member: hadrosaur__hadrosaurus__hadrosauru__duck-billed_dinosaur any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
member: genus_Anatotitan genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
member: anatotitan one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs
member: genus_Corythosaurus genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous
member: corythosaur__corythosaurus__corythosauru duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet
member: genus_Edmontosaurus duck-billed dinosaurs of Canada
member: edmontosaurus__edmontosauru duck-billed dinosaur from Canada found as a fossilized mummy with skin
member: genus_Trachodon a reptile genus of the suborder Euronithopoda
member: trachodon__trachodont large duck-billed dinosaur of the Upper Cretaceous
member: family_Iguanodontidae__Iguanodontidae iguanodons
member: genus_Iguanodon type genus of the Iguanodontidae
member: iguanodon massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and North Africa; early Cretaceous
member: order_Saurischia__Saurischia extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
member: saurischian_dinosaur__saurischiandinosaur__saurischian herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
member: suborder_Sauropodomorpha__Sauropodomorpha gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus; diplodocus; titanosaurs)
member: suborder_Prosauropoda__Prosauropoda the earliest known dinosaurs
member: suborder_Sauropoda__Sauropoda any of the sauropod dinosaurs
member: sauropod_dinosaur__sauropod very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
member: genus_Apatosaurus__genus_Brontosaurus large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic
member: apatosaur__apatosaurus__brontosaur__brontosaurus__thunder_lizard__thunderlizard__Apatosaurus_excelsus huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in N. America in the late Jurassic
member: genus_Barosaurus huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic
member: barosaur__barosaurus 5-story-tall dinosaur
member: genus_Diplodocus a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda
member: diplodocus huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western N. America
member: family_Titanosauridae__Titanosauridae herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
member: genus_Titanosaurus__Titanosaurus genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America
member: titanosaur__titanosaurian amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere
member: genus_Argentinosaurus enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in Argentina
member: argentinosaur huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina
member: genus_Seismosaurus__Seismosaurus genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America
member: ground-shaker__seismosaur huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America
member: suborder_Theropoda__Theropoda carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous
member: theropod_dinosaur__theropod__bird-footed_dinosaur any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
member: suborder_Ceratosaura primitive saurischian dinosaurs
member: genus_Ceratosaurus primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs
member: coelophysis__coelophysi one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic
member: ceratosaur__ceratosaurus primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America
member: genus_Coelophysis late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs
member: suborder_Carnosaura__Carnosaura largest carnivorous land animals ever known
member: carnosaur large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having huge claws
member: genus_Tyrannosaurus includes a single species
member: tyrannosaur__tyrannosauru__Tyrannosaurus_rex large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; Upper Cretaceous; North America
member: genus_Allosaurus__genus_Antrodemus carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic
member: allosaur__allosaurus late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
member: genus_Compsognathus a reptile genus of Theropoda
member: compsognathus__compsognathu very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria
member: genus_Herrerasaurus primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic
member: herrerasaur__herrerasaurus__herrerasauru a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina
member: genus_Eoraptor primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic
member: eoraptor a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor
member: family_Megalosauridae__Megalosauridae megalosaurs
member: genus_Megalosaurus type genus of the Megalosauridae
member: megalosaur__megalosaurus gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
member: suborder_Ornithomimida__Ornithomimida lightly built medium-size theropods
member: ornithomimid lightly built medium-sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes
member: genus_Struthiomimus small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous of Canada
member: struthiomimus__struthiomimu small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportions
member: genus_Deinocheirus a reptile genus of Ornithomimida
member: deinocheirus lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck
member: suborder_Maniraptora__Maniraptora advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
member: maniraptor advanced carnivorous theropod
member: oviraptorid advanced carnivorous theropod
member: genus_Velociraptor advanced carnivorous theropod
member: velociraptor small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
member: family_Dromaeosauridae__Dromaeosauridae swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
member: dromaeosaur a kind of maniraptor
member: genus_Deinonychus advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur
member: deinonychus__deinonychu swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
member: genus_Utahraptor advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur
member: utahraptor__superslasher large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright 15-in slashing claw on each hind foot; early Cretaceous
member: genus_Mononychus authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur
member: Mononychus_olecranus 75-million-year-old turkey-sized long-legged fossil found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia having birdlike fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur's; short 3-inch-long forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute
member: order_Pterosauria__Pterosauria extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs
member: pterosaur__flying_reptile extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
member: family_Pterodactylidae__Pterodactylidae a reptile family in the order Pterosauria
member: genus_Pterodactylus__Pterodactylus a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae
member: pterodactyl extinct flying reptile
member: order_Thecodontia__Thecodontia extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic
member: thecodont_reptile__thecodontreptile__thecodont presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds
member: order_Ichthyosauria__Ichthyosauria extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
member: ichthyosaur any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs
member: family_Ichthyosauridae__Ichthyosauridae later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres
member: genus_Ichthyosaurus type genus of the Ichthyosauridae
member: ichthyosaurus__ichthyosauru ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic
member: genus_Stenopterygius a reptile genus of Ichthyosauridae
member: stenopterygius__Stenopterygius_quadrisicissus an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius
member: order_Sauropterygia__Sauropterygia extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs
member: suborder_Plesiosauria__Plesiosauria any of the plesiosaurs
member: genus_Plesiosaurus a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria
member: plesiosaur__plesiosaurus extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
member: suborder_Nothosauria__Nothosauria a suborder of Sauropterygia
member: genus_Nothosaurus a genus of Nothosauria
member: nothosaur extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming
member: subclass_Synapsida__Synapsida extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals
member: order_Therapsida__Therapsida extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic
member: therapsid__protomammal probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals
member: genus_Chronoperates__Chronoperates a reptile genus of Therapsida
member: Chronoperates_paradoxus shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta Canada region; of about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles)
member: division_Cynodontia__Cynodontia a division of Triassic Therapsida comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
member: cynodont small carnivorous reptiles
member: genus_Exaeretodon__Exaeretodon a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia
member: division_Dicynodontia__Dicynodontia a division of Therapsida
member: dicynodont a kind of therapsid
member: genus_Ischigualastia__Ischigualastia early reptile found in Argentina
member: order_Ictodosauria__Ictodosauria extinct reptiles of the Upper Triassic
member: ictodosaur intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals
member: order_Pelycosauria__Pelycosauria edaphosaurus; dimetrodon
member: pelycosaur large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America
member: family_Edaphosauridae__Edaphosauridae a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria
member: genus_Edaphosaurus type genus of the Edaphosauridae
member: edaphosaurus heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
member: genus_Dimetrodon a reptile genus of Pelycosauria
member: dimetrodon carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail
member: class_Mammalia__Mammalia warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female
member: young_mammal__youngmammal any immature mammal
member: mammal any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
member: subclass_Prototheria__Prototheria echidnas; platypus
member: order_Monotremata__Monotremata coextensive with the subclass Prototheria
member: family_Tachyglossidae__Tachyglossidae echidnas
member: genus_Tachyglossus__Tachyglossus type genus of the family Tachyglossidae
member: echidna__spiny_anteater__spinyanteater__anteater burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
member: genus_Zaglossus__Zaglossus a genus of Tachyglossidae
member: spiny_anteater__spinyanteater__echidna__anteater New Guinea echidnas
member: family_Ornithorhynchidae__Ornithorhynchidae platypus
member: genus_Ornithorhynchus__Ornithorhynchus type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
member: duck-billed_platypus__platypus__duckbill__duckbilled_platypus__Ornithorhynchus_anatinus small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
member: subclass_Pantotheria__Pantotheria generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals
member: subclass_Metatheria__Metatheria pouched animals
member: order_Marsupialia__Marsupialia coextensive with the subclass Metatheria
member: marsupial__pouched_mammal__pouchedmammal mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
member: family_Didelphidae__Didelphidae opossums
member: opossum__possum nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
member: genus_Didelphis__Didelphis type genus of the family Didelphidae
member: crab-eating_opossum South American opossum
member: family_Caenolestidae__Caenolestidae small marsupials of southern South America
member: genus_Caenolestes__Caenolestes type genus of the family Caenolestidae
member: opossum_rat__opossumrat terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
member: family_Peramelidae__Peramelidae bandicoots
member: bandicoot any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
member: genus_Macrotis__Macrotis a genus of Peramelidae
member: rabbit-eared_bandicoot__rabbit_bandicoot__bilby__Macrotis_lagotis bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
member: family_Macropodidae__Macropodidae kangaroos; wallabies
member: kangaroo any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
member: genus_Macropus__Macropus type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies
member: giant_kangaroo__giantkangaroo__great_gray_kangaroo__Macropus_giganteus very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
member: common_wallaby__Macropus_agiles height 30 inches
member: genus_Lagorchestes__Lagorchestes hare wallabies
member: hare_wallaby__kangaroo_hare small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth
member: genus_Onychogalea__Onychogalea a genus of Macropodidae
member: nail-tailed_wallaby__nail-tailed_kangaroo small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
member: genus_Petrogale__Petrogale rock wallabies
member: rock_wallaby__rock_kangaroo slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas
member: genus_Thylogale__Thylogale pademelons
member: pademelon__paddymelon small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea
member: genus_Dendrolagus__Dendrolagus tree wallabies
member: tree_wallaby__tree_kangaroo arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
member: genus_Hypsiprymnodon__Hypsiprymnodon musk kangaroos
member: musk_kangaroo__Hypsiprymnodon_moschatus small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
member: subfamily_Potoroinae__Potoroinae rat kangaroos
member: rat_kangaroo__ratkangaroo__kangaroo_rat any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos
member: genus_Potorous__Potorous potoroos
member: potoroo Australian rat kangaroos
member: genus_Bettongia__Bettongia jerboa kangaroo
member: bettong short-nosed rat kangaroo
member: jerboa_kangaroo__kangaroo_jerboa brush-tailed rat kangaroo
member: family_Phalangeridae__Phalangeridae phalangers; koalas
member: phalanger__opossum__possum small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
member: genus_Phalanger type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses
member: cuscus woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and North Australia
member: genus_Trichosurus__Trichosurus a genus of Phalangeridae
member: brush-tailed_phalanger__Trichosurus_vulpecula bushy-tailed phalanger
member: genus_Petaurus__Petaurus a genus of Phalangeridae
member: flying_phalanger__flying_opossum__flying_squirrel nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
member: genus_Acrobates__Acrobates a genus of Phalangeridae
member: flying_mouse tiny flying phalanger
member: genus_Phascolarctos__Phascolarctos koalas
member: family_Vombatidae__Vombatidae wombats
member: wombat burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
member: family_Dasyuridae__Dasyuridae__family_Dasyurinae dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
member: dasyurid_marsupial__dasyurid small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
member: genus_Dasyurus__Dasyurus type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats
member: dasyure any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
member: genus_Thylacinus__Thylacinus Tasmanian wolf
member: thylacine__Tasmanian_wolf__Tasmanian_tiger__Thylacinus_cynocephalus rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
member: genus_Sarcophilus__Sarcophilus Tasmanian devil
member: Tasmanian_devil__ursine_dasyure__Sarcophilus_hariisi small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
member: genus_Phascogale__Phascogale pouched mice
member: pouched_mouse__pouchedmouse__marsupial_mouse__marsupialmouse__marsupial_rat__marsupialrat any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats
member: genus_Myrmecobius__Myrmecobius banded anteater
member: numbat__banded_anteater__anteater__Myrmecobius_fasciatus small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
member: family_Notoryctidae__Notoryctidae pouched moles
member: genus_Notoryctus__Notoryctus type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole
member: pouched_mole__pouchedmole__marsupialmole__Notoryctus_typhlops small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
member: subclass_Eutheria__Eutheria all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
member: placental_mammal__placentalmammal__placental__eutherian__eutherian_mammal__eutherianmammal mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
member: order_Insectivora__Insectivora shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
member: suborder_Lipotyphla__Lipotyphla moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
member: suborder_Menotyphla__Menotyphla elephant shrews; tree shrews
member: insectivore small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
member: family_Talpidae__Talpidae moles
member: mole small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
member: genus_Condylura__Condylura star-nosed moles
member: genus_Parascalops__Parascalops brewer's moles
member: genus_Uropsilus__Uropsilus shrew moles
member: shrew_mole__shrewmole slender mole having a long snout and tail
member: Asiatic_shrew_mole__Uropsilus_soricipes shrew mole of eastern Asia
member: genus_Neurotrichus__Neurotrichus shrew moles
member: American_shrew_mole__Neurotrichus_gibbsii grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
member: family_Chrysochloridae__Chrysochloridae golden moles
member: genus_Chrysochloris__Chrysochloris type genus of the Chrysochloridae
member: golden_mole mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur
member: family_Soricidae__Soricidae shrews
member: shrewmouse__shrew small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
member: genus_Sorex__Sorex type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews
member: common_shrew__Sorex_araneus common American shrew
member: American_water_shrew__Sorex_palustris water shrew of North America
member: genus_Blarina__Blarina shrews
member: short-tailed_shrew__Blarina_brevicauda North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
member: genus_Neomys__Neomys a genus of Soricidae
member: European_water_shrew__Neomys_fodiens widely distributed Old World water shrew
member: Mediterranean_water_shrew__Neomys_anomalus a type of water shrew
member: genus_Cryptotis__Cryptotis least shrews
member: family_Erinaceidae__Erinaceidae true hedgehogs
member: genus_Erinaceus__Erinaceus type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
member: hedgehog__Erinaceus_europaeus__Erinaceus_europeaeus small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
member: family_Tenrecidae__Tenrecidae tenrecs and extinct related forms
member: tenrec__tendrac small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
member: genus_Tenrec type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs
member: tailless_tenrec__Tenrec_ecaudatus prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms
member: family_Potamogalidae__Potamogalidae otter shrews
member: genus_Potamogale type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews
member: otter_shrew__ottershrew__potamogale__Potamogale_velox amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
member: order_Cetacea__Cetacea an order of Eutheria
member: cetacean_mammal__cetacean__blower large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
member: suborder_Mysticeti__Mysticeti baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
member: baleen_whale__whalebone_whale__whalebonewhale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
member: family_Balaenidae__Balaenidae right whales
member: right_whale__rightwhale large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
member: genus_Balaena__Balaena type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
member: bowhead_whale__bowheadwhale__bowhead__Greenland_whale__Balaena_mysticetus large-mouthed arctic whale
member: family_Balaenopteridae__Balaenopteridae rorquals; blue whales
member: rorqual__razorback any of several baleen whales of of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
member: genus_Balaenoptera__Balaenoptera type genus of the Balaenopteridae
member: blue_whale__sulfur_bottom__Balaenoptera_musculus largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
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member: sei_whale__seiwhale__Balaenoptera_borealis similar to but smaller than the finback whale
member: lesser_rorqual__piked_whale__pikedwhale__minke_whale__minkewhale__Balaenoptera_acutorostrata small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
member: genus_Megaptera__Megaptera humpback whales
member: humpback_whale__humpback__Megaptera_novaeangliae large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
member: family_Eschrichtiidae__Eschrichtiidae comprising only the gray whales
member: genus_Eschrichtius__Eschrichtius type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
member: gray_whale__devilfish__Eschrichtius_gibbosus__Eschrichtius_robustus medium-sized grayish-black whale of the north Pacific
member: suborder_Odontoceti__Odontoceti toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
member: toothed_whale__toothedwhale any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
member: family_Physeteridae__Physeteridae sperm whales
member: genus_Physeter__Physeter type genus of the Physeteridae
member: sperm_whale__spermwhale__cachalot__black_whale__blackwhale__Physeter_catodon large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
member: genus_Kogia__Kogia pygmy sperm whales
member: pygmy_sperm_whale__pygmyspermwhale__Kogia_breviceps small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America
member: dwarf_sperm_whale__dwarfspermwhale__kogiasimu very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific
member: family_Ziphiidae__Ziphiidae__Hyperodontidae__family_Hyperodontidae beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
member: beaked_whale any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
member: genus_Hyperoodon__Hyperoodon bottle-nosed whales
member: bottle-nosed_whale__bottlenose_whale__bottlenose__Hyperoodon_ampullatus North Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
member: family_Delphinidae__Delphinidae dolphins
member: dolphin any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
member: genus_Delphinus__Delphinus type genus of the Delphinidae
member: common_dolphin__Delphinus_delphis black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands of California and Florida
member: genus_Tursiops__Tursiops a genus of Delphinidae
member: bottlenose_dolphin__bottle-nosed_dolphin__bottlenose any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of North Atlantic and Mediterranean
member: genus_Phocaena__Phocaena porpoises
member: porpoise any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
member: genus_Grampus grampus
member: grampus__grampu__Grampus_griseus slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
member: genus_Orcinus__Orcinus killer whales
member: killer_whale__killer__orca__grampus__grampu__sea_wolf__seawolf__Orcinus_orca predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
member: genus_Globicephala__Globicephala pilot whales
member: pilot_whale__pilotwhale__black_whale__blackwhale__common_blackfish__blackfish__Globicephala_melaena small dark-colored whaled of United States Atlantic coast; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
member: family_Platanistidae__Platanistidae river dolphins
member: river_dolphin__riverdolphin any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
member: family_Monodontidae__Monodontidae narwhals
member: genus_Monodon__Monodon type genus of the Monodontidae
member: narwhal__narwal__narwhale__Monodon_monoceros small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
member: genus_Delphinapterus__Delphinapterus white whale
member: white_whale__whitewhale__beluga__Delphinapterus_leucas small northern whale that is white when adult
member: order_Sirenia__Sirenia manatees; dugongs; Stellar's sea cow
member: sea_cow__seacow__sirenian_mammal__sirenian any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
member: family_Trichechidae__Trichechidae comprising only the manatees
member: Trichechus__genus_Trichecus type and sole genus of the Trichechidae
member: manatee__trichechusmanatu sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
member: family_Dugongidae__Dugongidae a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
member: genus_Dugong type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs
member: dugong__Dugong_dugon sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
member: genus_Hydrodamalis__Hydrodamalis a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
member: Steller's_sea_cow__Hydrodamalis_gigas extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
member: order_Carnivora__Carnivora cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
member: carnivore terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
member: suborder_Pinnipedia__Pinnipedia seals; sea lions; walruses
member: pinniped_mammal__pinniped__pinnatiped aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
member: family_Otariidae__Otariidae eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
member: eared_seal__earedseal pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
member: genus_Arctocephalus__Arctocephalus fur seals
member: fur_seal__furseal eared seal of the S hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
member: genus_Callorhinus__Callorhinus fur seals
member: fur_seal.eared_seal__furseal fur seal of the north Pacific
member: genus_Otaria__Otaria type genus of the Otariidae
member: South_American_sea_lion__Otaria_Byronia of the southern coast of South America
member: genus_Zalophus__Zalophus sea lions
member: California_sea_lion__Zalophus_californianus__Zalophus_californicus often trained as a show animal
member: Australian_sea_lion__Zalophus_lobatus a variety of sea lion found in Australia
member: genus_Eumetopias__Eumetopias sea lions
member: Steller_sea_lion__Steller's_sea_lion__Eumetopias_jubatus largest sea lion; of the north Pacific
member: family_Phocidae__Phocidae earless seals
member: earless_seal__earlessseal__true_seal__hair_seal any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
member: genus_Phoca__Phoca type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
member: harbor_seal__common_seal__Phoca_vitulina small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Pagophilus__Pagophilus harp seals
member: harp_seal__Pagophilus_groenlandicus common arctic seal; the young are all white
member: genus_Mirounga__Mirounga elephant seals
member: elephant_seal__sea_elephant__seaelephant either of two large North Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
member: genus_Erignathus__Erignathus bearded seals
member: bearded_seal__beardedseal__squareflipper_square_flipper__Erignathus_barbatus medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean
member: genus_Cystophora__Cystophora hooded seals
member: hooded_seal__bladdernose__Cystophora_cristata medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and north Atlantic waters
member: family_Odobenidae__Odobenidae walruses and extinct forms
member: genus_Odobenus__Odobenus type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
member: walrus__seahorse__sea_horse__seahorse either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
member: family_Canidae__Canidae dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
member: canine__canid any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
member: genus_Canis__Canis type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
member: dog__domesticdog__Canis_familiaris a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
member: wolf any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
member: jackal__Canis_aureus Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
member: wild_dog any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
member: genus_Cuon__Cuon__Cyon__genus_Cyon Asiatic wild dog
member: dhole__Cuon_alpinus fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs
member: genus_Dusicyon__Dusicyon crab-eating dog
member: genus_Nyctereutes__Nyctereutes raccoon dogs
member: raccoon_dog__raccoondog__Nyctereutes_procyonides small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon
member: genus_Lycaeon__Lycaeon African hunting dog
member: genus_Vulpes__Vulpes foxes
member: Vulpes_vulpes__red_fox the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
member: Vulpes_fulva__red_fox New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox
member: prairie_fox__prairiefox__kit_fox__kitfox__Vulpes_velox small gray fox of the plains of western North America
member: kit_fox__kitfox__Vulpes_macrotis small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox
member: genus_Alopex__Alopex arctic foxes
member: arctic_fox__white_fox__whitefox__Alopex_lagopus thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
member: genus_Urocyon__Urocyon gray foxes
member: gray_fox__grey_fox__Urocyon_cinereoargenteus dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States
member: family_Hyaenidae__Hyaenidae hyenas
member: hyena__hyaena doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
member: genus_Hyaena type genus of the Hyaenidae
member: striped_hyena__stripedhyena__Hyaena_hyaena of northern Africa and Arabia and India
member: brown_hyena__brownhyena__strand_wolf__Hyaena_brunnea of southern Africa
member: genus_Crocuta__Crocuta a genus of Hyaenidae
member: spotted_hyena__spottedhyena__laughing_hyena__Crocuta_crocuta African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
member: genus_Proteles__Proteles aardwolf
member: aardwolf__Proteles_cristata striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
member: family_Felidae__Felidae cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
member: feline__felid any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws
member: genus_Felis__Felis type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
member: domestic_cat__cat__house_cat__housecat__Felis_domesticus__Felis_catus any domesticated member of the genus Felis
member: wildcat any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
member: European_wildcat__catamountain__Felis_silvestris bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
member: cougar__puma__catamount__mountain_lion__painter__panther__Felis_concolor large American feline resembling a lion
member: ocelot__panther_cat__panthercat__Felis_pardalis nocturnal wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
member: jaguarundi_cat__jaguarundi__jaguarondi__eyra__Felis_yagouaroundi long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
member: kaffir_cat__caffer_cat__Felis_ocreata widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor
member: jungle_cat__Felis_chaus small Asiatic wildcat
member: Felis_serval__serval slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat
member: leopard_cat__leopardcat__Felis_bengalensis small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia
member: Felis_tigrina__tiger_cat__tigercat medium-sized wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-striped coat
member: margay_cat__margay__Felis_wiedi small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil
member: Felis_manul__manul__Pallas's_cat small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia Tibet and Mongolia
member: genus_Lynx lynxes
member: lynx__catamount short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
member: big_cat__bigcat__cat any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
member: genus_Panthera__Panthera lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
member: leopard__Panthera_pardus large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
member: snow_leopard__ounce__pantherauncia large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
member: jaguar__panther__Panthera_onca__Felis_onca a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
member: lion__king_of_beasts__Panthera_leo large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
member: Panthera_tigris__tiger large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
member: genus_Acinonyx__Acinonyx cheetahs
member: cheetah__chetah__Acinonyx_jubatus long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
member: genus_Smiledon__Smiledon saber-toothed tigers
member: Smiledon_californicus North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development
member: genus_Nimravus__Nimravus false sabertoothed tigers
member: false_saber-toothed_tiger__falsesabertoothedtiger North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon
member: family_Ursidae__Ursidae bears and extinct related forms
member: bear massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
member: genus_Ursus__Ursus type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears
member: brown_bear__brownbear__bruin__Ursus_arctos large ferocious bear of Eurasia
member: genus_Euarctos__Euarctos American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: American_black_bear__black_bear__blackbear__Ursus_americanus__Euarctos_americanus brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
member: genus_Selenarctos__Selenarctos Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: Asiatic_black_bear__black_bear__blackbear__Ursus_thibetanus__Selenarctos_thibetanus black bear of central and eastern Asia
member: genus_Thalarctos__Thalarctos polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: ice_bear__icebear__polar_bear__polarbear__Ursus_Maritimus__Thalarctos_maritimus white bear of arctic regions
member: genus_Melursus__Melursus sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: sloth_bear__slothbear__Melursus_ursinus__Ursus_ursinus common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia
member: family_Viverridae__Viverridae__Viverrinae__family_Viverrinae genets; civets; mongooses
member: viverrine_mammal__viverrinemammal__viverrine small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
member: civet__civet_cat__civetcat catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
member: genus_Viverra__Viverra type genus of the family Viverridae
member: genus_Viverricula__Viverricula a genus of Viverridae
member: genus_Arctictis__Arctictis binturongs
member: binturong__bearcat__Arctictis_bintourong arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
member: genus_Cryptoprocta__Cryptoprocta large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
member: genus_Fossa__Fossa monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
member: fanaloka__Fossa_fossa civet of Madagascar
member: genus_Genetta__Genetta genets
member: genet__Genetta_genetta agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
member: genus_Hemigalus__Hemigalus banded palm civets
member: banded_palm_civet__Hemigalus_hardwickii E Indian civet
member: genus_Herpestes__Herpestes mongooses
member: mongoose agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
member: genus_Paradoxurus__Paradoxurus palm civets
member: palm_cat__palm_civet spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
member: genus_Suricata__Suricata meerkats
member: meerkat__mierkat South African mongoose-like viverrine having a face like a lemur and only four toes
member: family_Mustelidae__Mustelidae weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
member: musteline_mammal__mustelinemammal__musteline fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
member: genus_Mustela__Mustela type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
member: weasel small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
member: mink slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
member: fitch__polecat__foulmart__foumart__Mustela_putorius dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
member: black-footed_ferret__ferret__Mustela_nigripes ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
member: genus_Poecilogale__Poecilogale muishonds
member: muishond southern African weasel
member: genus_Ictonyx__Ictonyx a genus of Mustelidae
member: striped_muishond__stripedmuishond__Ictonyx_striata__ictonyxstriata ferret-sized muishond often tamed
member: zoril__Ictonyx_frenata north African muishond
member: subfamily_Lutrinae__Lutrinae subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
member: genus_Lutra__Lutra in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
member: otter freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
member: genus_Enhydra__Enhydra sea otters
member: sea_otter__seaotter__Enhydra_lutris large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
member: subfamily_Mephitinae__Mephitinae subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks
member: genus_Mephitis__Mephitis in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
member: striped_skunk__stripedskunk__Mephitis_mephitis most common and widespread North American skunk
member: hooded_skunk__Mephitis_macroura of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
member: genus_Conepatus__Conepatus a genus of Mustelidae
member: hog-nosed_skunk__hognosedskunk__hognosed_skunk__badger_skunk__rooter_skunk__Conepatus_leuconotus large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
member: genus_Spilogale__Spilogale a genus of Mustelidae
member: little_spotted_skunk__spotted_skunk__spottedskunk__Spilogale_putorius small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
member: subfamily_Melinae__Melinae subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers
member: genus_Taxidea__Taxidea in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
member: American_badger__Taxidea_taxus a variety of badger native to America
member: genus_Meles__Meles in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae
member: Eurasian_badger__Meles_meles a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
member: genus_Mellivora__Mellivora ratels
member: ratel__honey_badger__honeybadger__Mellivora_capensis nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
member: genus_Melogale__Melogale a genus of Mustelidae
member: ferret_badger small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
member: genus_Arctonyx__Arctonyx a genus of Mustelidae
member: hog_badger__hogbadger__hog-nosed_badger__hognosedbadger__sand_badger__Arctonyx_collaris SE Asian badger with a snout like a pig
member: genus_Gulo__Gulo a genus of Mustelidae
member: carcajou__wolverine__skunk_bear__skunkbear__Gulo_luscus stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
member: genus_Grison a genus of Mustelidae
member: grison__Grison_vittatus__Galictis_vittatus carnivore of Central and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts
member: genus_Galictis alternative name for the genus Grison
member: genus_Martes__Martes martens
member: marten_cat__marten agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
member: genus_Charronia__Charronia a genus of Mustelidae
member: yellow-throated_marten__Charronia_flavigula large yellow and black marten of S China and Burma
member: genus_Eira__Eira a genus of Mustelidae
member: tayra__taira__Eira_barbara long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America
member: family_Procyonidae__Procyonidae raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas
member: procyonid plantigrade carnivorous mammals
member: genus_Procyon__Procyon type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
member: raccoon__racoon omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North and Central America
member: subfamily_Bassariscidae__Bassariscidae in some classifications considered a separate family
member: genus_Bassariscus__Bassariscus cacomistles
member: bassarisk__cacomistle__cacomixle__coon_cat__raccoon_fox__raccoonfox__ringtail__ring-tailed_cat__civet_cat__civetcat__miner's_cat__Bassariscus_astutus raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
member: genus_Potos__Potos a genus of Procyonidae
member: kinkajou__honey_bear__honeybear__potto__Potos_flavus__Potos_caudivolvulus arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
member: genus_Nasua__Nasua coatis
member: coati-mondi__coatimondi__coati__coati-mundi__coatimundi__coon_cat__Nasua_narica omnivorous mammal of Central and South America
member: genus_Ailurus__Ailurus lesser pandas
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member: suborder_Megachiroptera__Megachiroptera fruit bats
member: fruit_bat__fruitbat__megabat large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
member: genus_Pteropus__Pteropus a genus of Megachiroptera
member: flying_fox large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
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member: Cynopterus_sphinx a variety of fruit eating bat
member: suborder_Microchiroptera__Microchiroptera most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
member: carnivorous_bat__carnivorousbat__microbat typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
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member: genus_Macrotus leafnose bats
member: macrotus__Macrotus_californicus large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
member: genus_Phyllostomus__Phyllostomus type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae
member: spearnose_bat__spearnosebat New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay
member: genus_Choeronycteris__Choeronycteris a genus of Phyllostomatidae
member: hognose_bat__hognosebat__Choeronycteris_mexicana small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
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member: horseshoe_bat__horseshoebat bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
member: family_Hipposideridae__Hipposideridae Old World leafnose bats
member: genus_Hipposideros__Hipposideros horseshoe bats
member: horseshoe_bat.leafnose_bat__horseshoebat any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
member: genus_Rhinonicteris__Rhinonicteris orange horseshoe bats
member: orange_bat__orange_horseshoe_bat__Rhinonicteris_aurantius a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
member: family_Megadermatidae__Megadermatidae Old World false vampire bats
member: genus_Megaderma__Megaderma type genus of the Megadermatidae
member: big-eared_bat__Megaderma_lyra large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
member: family_Vespertilionidae__Vespertilionidae the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
member: vespertilian_bat__vespertilionid a variety of carnivorous bat
member: genus_Vespertilio__Vespertilio a genus of Vespertilionidae
member: frosted_bat__frostedbat__Vespertilio_murinus common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat
member: genus_Lasiurus__Lasiurus a genus of Vespertilionidae
member: red_bat__redbat__Lasiurus_borealis North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white
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member: cave_myotis__Myotis_velifer small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc.
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member: big_brown_bat__bigbrownbat__Eptesicus_fuscus rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
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member: pallid_bat__cave_bat__Antrozous_pallidus drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat
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member: pipistrelle__pipistrel__Pipistrellus_pipistrellus small European brown bat
member: eastern_pipistrel__easternpipistrel__Pipistrellus_subflavus one of the smallest bats of eastern North America
member: western_pipistrel__westernpipistrel__SPipistrellus_hesperus of western North America
member: genus_Euderma__Euderma a genus of Vespertilionidae
member: jackass_bat__jackassbat__spotted_bat__spottedbat__Euderma_maculata large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears
member: genus_Plecotus__Plecotus a genus of Vespertilionidae
member: long-eared_bat any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
member: family_Molossidae__Molossidae mastiff bats; freetail bats
member: genus_Tadarida__Tadarida freetail bats
member: freetail__freetailed_bat small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
member: genus_Eumops__Eumops mastiff bats
member: mastiff_bat__mastiffbat a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
member: family_Desmodontidae__Desmodontidae true vampire bats
member: true_vampire_bat__vampire_bat__vampirebat any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
member: genus_Desmodus__Desmodus type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
member: Desmodus_rotundus mouse-sized bat of tropical Central and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
member: genus_Diphylla__Diphylla vampire bats
member: hairy-legged_vampire_bat__Diphylla_ecaudata similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
member: order_Lagomorpha__Lagomorpha rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
member: Duplicidentata in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
member: lagomorph__gnawing_mammal__gnawingmammal relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
member: family_Leporidae__Leporidae hares and rabbits
member: leporid_mammal__leporidmammal__leporid rabbits and hares
member: genus_Oryctolagus__Oryctolagus Old World rabbits
member: European_rabbit__Old_World_rabbit__Oryctolagus_cuniculus common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to S Europe and North Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless
member: genus_Sylvilagus__Sylvilagus North American rabbits
member: wood_rabbit__cottontail__cottontail_rabbit common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
member: swamp_rabbit__swamprabbit__swamp_hare__swamphare__Sylvilagus_aquaticus of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
member: genus_Lepus__Lepus type genus of the Leporidae: hares
member: hare swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
member: European_hare__Lepus_europaeus large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter
member: jackrabbit large hare of western North America
member: polar_hare__polarhare__Arctic_hare__Lepus_arcticus large hare of Arctic America almost completely white in winter
member: family_Ochotonidae__Ochotonidae pikas and extinct forms
member: pika__mouse_hare__mousehare__rock_rabbit__coney__cony small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
member: genus_Ochotona__Ochotona type genus of the Ochotonidae
member: little_chief_hare__Ochotona_princeps North American pika
member: collared_pika__Ochotona_collaris similar to little chief hare and may be same species
member: order_Rodentia__Rodentia small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
member: rodent__gnawer__gnawing_animal__gnawinganimal relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
member: suborder_Myomorpha__Myomorpha true rats and mice and related rodents
member: superfamily_Muroidea__Muroidea essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded
member: family_Muridae__Muridae originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
member: genus_Mus__Mus type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip
member: house_mouse__housemouse__Mus_musculus brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
member: genus_Micromyx__Micromyx Old World harvest mice
member: harvest_mouse__harvestmouse__Micromyx_minutus small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
member: genus_Apodemus__Apodemus Old World field mice
member: field_mouse__fieldmouse any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
member: European_wood_mouse__Apodemus_sylvaticus nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
member: genus_Rattus__Rattus common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
member: brown_rat__brownrat__Norway_rat__Rattus_norvegicus common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
member: black_rat__blackrat__roof_rat__Rattus_rattus common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
member: genus_Nesokia__Nesokia bandicoot rats
member: bandicoot_rat__bandicootrat__mole_rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
member: genus_Conilurus__Conilurus jerboa rats
member: jerboa_rat large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
member: genus_Notomys__Notomys jerboa rats
member: kangaroo_mouse leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
member: subfamily_Hydromyinae__Hydromyinae water rats of Australia and New Guinea
member: genus_Hydromys__Hydromys water rats
member: beaver_rat amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
member: family_Cricetidae__Cricetidae mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
member: New_World_mouse a variety of rodent
member: genus_Reithrodontomys__Reithrodontomys New World harvest mice
member: American_harvest_mouse__harvest_mouse__harvestmouse any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
member: genus_Peromyscus__Peromyscus New World wood mice
member: white-footed_mouse__vesper_mouse__Peromyscus_leucopus American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
member: deer_mouse__Peromyscus_maniculatus brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
member: cactus_mouse__Peromyscus_eremicus burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
member: cotton_mouse__Peromyscus_gossypinus large dark mouse of southeastern United States
member: genus_Baiomys__Baiomys pygmy mice
member: pygmy_mouse__pygmymouse__Baiomys_taylori very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
member: genus_Onychomys__Onychomys grasshopper mice
member: grasshopper_mouse__grasshoppermouse insectivorous mouse of western North America
member: genus_Ondatra__Ondatra muskrats
member: muskrat__Ondatra_zibethica beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
member: genus_Neofiber__Neofiber round-tailed muskrat
member: round-tailed_muskrat__Florida_water_rat__Neofiber_alleni of Florida wetlands
member: genus_Sigmodon__Sigmodon American cotton rats
member: cotton_rat__Sigmodon_hispidus destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
member: wood_rat any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
member: genus_Neotoma__Neotoma packrats
member: packrat__traderat__bushytail_woodrat__bushytailwoodrat__Neotoma_cinerea any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
member: dusky-footed_woodrat__Neotoma_fuscipes host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
member: eastern_woodrat__easternwoodrat__Neotoma_floridana large grayish-brown woodrat of the southeastern United States
member: genus_Oryzomys__Oryzomys rice rats
member: rice_rat__Oryzomys_palustris hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
member: genus_Pitymys__Pitymys pine mice
member: pine_vole__pine_mouse__Pitymys_pinetorum short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States
member: genus_Microtus__Microtus voles of the northern hemisphere
member: meadow_vole__meadow_mouse__Microtus_pennsylvaticus widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
member: Richardson_vole__water_vole__watervole__Microtus_richardsoni of western North America
member: prairie_vole__prairievole__Microtus_ochrogaster typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
member: genus_Arvicola__Arvicola in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
member: water_vole__watervole__water_rat__waterrat__Arvicola_amphibius common large Eurasian vole
member: genus_Clethrionomys__Clethrionomys a genus of Cricetidae
member: red-backed_mouse__redback_vole__redbackvole any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
member: genus_Phenacomys North American boles
member: phenacomys any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States
member: genus_Cricetus__Cricetus type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
member: hamster short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
member: genus_Mesocricetus__Mesocricetus golden hamsters
member: golden_hamster__Syrian_hamster__Mesocricetus_auratus small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
member: subfamily_Gerbillinae__Gerbillinae gerbils
member: genus_Gerbillus__Gerbillus type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
member: gerbil__gerbille small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
member: genus_Meriones__Meriones a genus of Cricetidae
member: jird North African gerbils
member: tamarisk_gerbil__Meriones_unguiculatus popular as a pet
member: Meriones_longifrons__sand_rat southern European gerbil
member: lemming any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
member: Lemmus__genus_lemmus lemmings
member: European_lemming__Lemmus_lemmus notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
member: brown_lemming__brownlemming__Lemmus_trimucronatus of northwestern Canada and Alaska
member: genus_Myopus__Myopus a genus of Cricetidae
member: gray_lemming__red-backed_lemming Old World lemming
member: genus_Dicrostonyx__Dicrostonyx pied lemmings
member: pied_lemming North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
member: genus_Synaptomys__Synaptomys bog lemmings
member: family_Zapodidae__Zapodidae jumping mice
member: jumping_mouse__jumpingmouse any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
member: genus_Zapus__Zapus type genus of the Zapodidae
member: meadow_jumping_mouse__Zapus_hudsonius widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada
member: family_Dipodidae__Dipodidae Old World jerboas
member: genus_Dipus__Dipus type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food
member: typical_jerboa__typicaljerboa small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of North Africa and Asia
member: jerboa mouselike jumping rodent
member: genus_Jaculus__Jaculus jerboas
member: Jaculus_jaculus a variety of jerboa
member: family_Gliridae__Gliridae dormice and other Old World forms
member: dormouse small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
member: genus_Glis__Glis type genus of the Gliridae
member: loir__Glis_glis large European dormouse
member: genus_Muscardinus__Muscardinus a genus of Gliridae
member: hazel_mouse__hazelmouse__Muscardinus_avellanarius a variety of dormouse
member: genus_Eliomys__Eliomys lerots
member: lerot dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
member: family_Spalacidae__Spalacidae mole rats
member: genus_Spalax__Spalax type genus of the Spalacidae
member: mole_rat furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
member: suborder_Hystricomorpha__Hystricomorpha an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
member: family_Hystricidae__Hystricidae Old World porcupines
member: Old_World_porcupine terrestrial porcupine
member: genus_Atherurus__Atherurus a genus of Hystricidae
member: brush-tailed_porcupine__brush-tail_porcupine porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
member: genus_Trichys__Trichys a genus of Hystricidae
member: long-tailed_porcupine__Trichys_lipura porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
member: family_Erethizontidae__Erethizontidae New World arboreal porcupines
member: New_World_porcupine arboreal porcupine
member: genus_Erethizon__Erethizon a genus of Erethizontidae
member: Canada_porcupine__Erethizon_dorsatum porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
member: family_Caviidae__Caviidae a family of Hystricomorpha
member: genus_Cavia__Cavia type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
member: cavy short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
member: genus_Dolichotis__Dolichotis maras
member: mara__Dolichotis_patagonum hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
member: family_Dasyproctidae__Dasyproctidae agoutis and pacas
member: genus_Dasyprocta__Dasyprocta type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
member: agouti__Dasyprocta_aguti agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food
member: genus_Cuniculus__Cuniculus pacas
member: genus_Stictomys__Stictomys mountain pacas
member: mountain_paca rodent of mountains of western South America
member: family_Capromyidae__Capromyidae coypus
member: genus_Myocastor__Myocastor a genus of Capromyidae
member: Myocastor_coypus__coypu__nutria aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
member: family_Chinchillidae__Chinchillidae small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
member: genus_Chinchilla type genus of the Chinchillidae
member: Chinchilla_laniger__chinchilla small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
member: genus_Lagidium__Lagidium a genus of Chinchillidae
member: mountain_chinchilla__mountain_viscacha a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
member: genus_Lagostomus__Lagostomus viscachas
member: viscacha__chinchillon__Lagostomus_maximus gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
member: genus_Abrocoma__Abrocoma abrocomes
member: abrocome__chinchilla_rat__rat_chinchilla__ratchinchilla ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
member: family_Bathyergidae__Bathyergidae mole rats; sand rats
member: genus_Bathyergus__Bathyergus mole rats
member: mole_rat.rodent__molerat African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
member: genus_Heterocephalus__Heterocephalus sand rats
member: sand_rat small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
member: suborder_Sciuromorpha__Sciuromorpha large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
member: family_Heteromyidae__Heteromyidae small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
member: pocket_mouse any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
member: genus_Perognathus__Perognathus pocket mice
member: silky_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavus small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: plains_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavescens small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
member: hispid_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_hispidus large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
member: genus_Liomys__Liomys pocket mice
member: Mexican_pocket_mouse__Liomys_irroratus large pocket mouse of Mexico
member: genus_Dipodomys__Dipodomys kangaroo rats
member: kangaroo_rat__desert_rat__Dipodomys_phillipsii any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
member: genus_Microdipodops__Microdipodops kangaroo mice
member: dwarf_pocket_rat__kangaroo_mouse small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
member: family_Geomyidae__Geomyidae North American pocket gophers
member: genus_Geomys__Geomys type genus of the Geomyidae
member: plains_pocket_gopher__Geomys_bursarius gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
member: southeastern_pocket_gopher__Geomys_pinetis gopher of Alabama Georgia and Florida
member: pocket_gopher__gopher__pouched_rat__pouchedrat burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
member: genus_Thomomys__Thomomys western pocket gophers
member: valley_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_bottae of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
member: northern_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_talpoides grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States
member: family_Sciuridae__Sciuridae true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
member: squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
member: genus_Sciurus__Sciurus type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
member: tree_squirrel any typical arboreal squirrel
member: eastern_gray_squirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_carolinensis common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
member: western_gray_squirrel__Sciurus_griseus large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States
member: eastern_fox_squirrel__easternfoxsquirrel__fox_squirrel__foxsquirrel__Sciurus_niger exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
member: black_squirrel__blacksquirrel fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase
member: red_squirrel__redsquirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_vulgaris common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
member: genus_Tamiasciurus__Tamiasciurus American red squirrels
member: genus_Citellus__Citellus__Spermophilus__genus_Spermophilus typical ground squirrels
member: ground_squirrel__gopher__spermophile any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
member: genus_Cynomys__Cynomys prairie dogs
member: prairie_dog__prairiedog__prairie_marmot__prairiemarmot any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
member: genus_Tamias__Tamias chipmunks of eastern North America
member: eastern_chipmunk__easternchipmunk__hackee__striped_squirrel__stripedsquirrel__ground_squirrel__Tamias_striatus small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
member: genus_Eutamias__Eutamias chipmunks of western America and Asia
member: chipmunk chipmunk of western America and Asia
member: genus_Glaucomys__Glaucomys New World flying squirrels
member: American_flying_squirrel New World flying squirrels
member: genus_Marmota__Marmota marmots
member: marmot stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
member: subfamily_Petauristidae__Petauristidae Old World flying squirrels
member: Asiatic_flying_squirrel nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
member: genus_Petaurista__Petaurista very large Asiatic flying squirrels
member: taguan__flying_marmot__flying_cat__Petaurista_petaurista East Indian flying squirrel
member: family_Castoridae__Castoridae beavers
member: genus_Castor__Castor type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
member: beaver large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
member: genus_Castoroides__Castoroides extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States
member: family_Aplodontiidae__Aplodontiidae mountain beavers
member: genus_Aplodontia__Aplodontia type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
member: mountain_beaver__sewellel__Aplodontia_rufa bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
member: naked_mole_rat fetal-looking colonial rodent of east Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites
member: order_Hyracoidea__Hyracoidea hyraxes and some extinct animals
member: family_Procaviidae__Procaviidae includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea
member: hyrax__coney__cony__dassie__das__da any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
member: genus_Procavia__Procavia type genus of the Procaviidae
member: rock_hyrax__rock_rabbit__Procavia_capensis hyrax that lives in rocky areas
member: order_Perissodactyla__Perissodactyla nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms
member: odd-toed_ungulate__perissodactyl__perissodactyl_mammal__perissodactylmammal placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
member: family_Equidae__Equidae horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
member: genus_Equus__Equus type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
member: horse__Equus_caballus solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
member: foal a young horse
member: ass__as hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
member: domestic_ass__donkey__Equus_asinus domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
member: mule sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
member: hinny sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
member: wild_ass any of several plain-colored equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
member: zebra any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
member: Equus_quagga__quagga mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
member: equine__equid hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
member: genus_Hyracotherium__Hyracotherium extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus
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member: genus_Mesohippus a genus of Equidae
member: mesohippus North American 3-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses
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member: protohippus Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
member: female_horse__mare female equine animal
member: family_Rhinocerotidae__Rhinocerotidae__rhinoceros_family rhinoceroses
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member: genus_Rhinoceros type genus of the Rhinocerotidae
member: Indian_rhinoceros__Rhinoceros_unicornis having one horn
member: woolly_rhinoceros__Rhinoceros_antiquitatis extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions
member: genus_Ceratotherium__Ceratotherium African genus
member: genus_Diceros__Diceros most common species in Africa
member: black_rhinoceros__Diceros_bicornis African rhino; in danger of extinction
member: family_Tapiridae__Tapiridae tapirs and extinct related forms
member: genus_Tapirus__Tapirus type genus of the Tapiridae
member: tapir large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
member: order_Artiodactyla__Artiodactyla an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes
member: even-toed_ungulate__artiodactyl__artiodactyl_mammal__artiodactylmammal placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
member: family_Suidae__Suidae pigs; hogs; boars
member: swine stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
member: genus_Sus__Sus type genus of the Suidae
member: pig__squealer__grunter__Sus_scrofa domestic swine
member: piglet__piggy__shoat a young pig
member: wild_boar__boar__Sus_scrofa Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
member: genus_Babyrousa__Babyrousa a genus of Suidae
member: babirusa__babiroussa__babirussa__Babyrousa_Babyrussa Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
member: genus_Phacochoerus__Phacochoerus warthogs
member: warthog African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
member: family_Tayassuidae__Tayassuidae peccaries
member: genus_Tayassu__Tayassu__genus_Pecari type genus of the Tayassuidae
member: peccary__musk_hog nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North and South America
member: family_Hippopotamidae__Hippopotamidae hippopotami
member: genus_Hippopotamus type genus of the Hippopotamidae
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member: suborder_Ruminantia__Ruminantia cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels
member: ruminant any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
member: family_Bovidae__Bovidae true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
member: bovid hollow-horned ruminants
member: subfamily_Bovinae__Bovinae term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
member: tribe_Bovini__Bovini term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
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member: wild_ox__ox any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
member: cattle__cows__kine__oxen__Bos_taurus domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age: "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
member: calf young of domestic cattle
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member: Bos_indicus__Brahman__Brahma__Brahmin any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
member: zebu domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
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member: Bos_grunniens__yak large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
member: Bos_banteng__banteng__banting wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
member: Old_World_buffalo__buffalo any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
member: genus_Bubalus__Bubalus__tribe_Bubalus in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
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member: tamarau__tamarao__Bubalus_mindorensis__Anoa_mindorensis small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
member: genus_Anoa a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae
member: anoa__dwarf_buffalo__dwarfbuffalo__Anoa_depressicornis small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
member: genus_Synercus__Synercus__tribe_synercus Cape buffalo
member: Cape_buffalo__Synercus_caffer large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
member: genus_Bibos__Bibos wild ox
member: wild_ox__ox any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
member: Asian_wild_ox genus of Asiatic wild oxen
member: gaur__Bibos_gaurus wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
member: gayal__mithan__Bibos_frontalis ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
member: genus_Bison sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo
member: bison any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns
member: American_bison__American_buffalo__buffalo__bisonbison large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
member: wisent__aurochs__auroch__Bison_bonasus European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
member: genus_Ovibos__Ovibos consisting of the musk-ox
member: musk_ox__musk_sheep__Ovibos_moschatus large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
member: genus_Ovis__Ovis sheep
member: sheep woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
member: wether male sheep especially a castrated one
member: lamb young sheep
member: domestic_sheep__Ovis_aries any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
member: argali__argal__Ovis_ammon wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
member: Marco_Polo_sheep__Marco_Polo's_sheep__Ovis_poli Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)
member: urial__Ovis_vignei bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia
member: Dall_sheep__Dall's_sheep__white_sheep__whitesheep__Ovis_montana_dalli large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
member: Rocky_Mountain_bighorn__bighorn__bighorn_sheep__bighornsheep__cimarron__Rocky_Mountain_sheep__Ovis_canadensis wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
member: mouflon__moufflon__Ovis_musimon wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
member: genus_Ammotragus__Ammotragus genus of wild sheep
member: aoudad__arui__audad__Barbary_sheep__maned_sheep__manedsheep__Ammotragus_lervia wild sheep of northern Africa
member: genus_Capra__Capra goats
member: caprine_animal__caprineanimal__goat any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
member: goat_antelope bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats
member: genus_Oreamnos__Oreamnos mountain goats
member: mountain_goat__Rocky_Mountain_goat__Oreamnos_americanus sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America
member: genus_Naemorhedus__Naemorhedus gorals
member: Naemorhedus_goral__goral small goat antelope with small conical horns; of South Asian mountains
member: genus_Capricornis__Capricornis serows
member: serow short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of south and southeast Asia
member: genus_Rupicapra__Rupicapra chamois
member: chamois__Rupicapra_rupicapra hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
member: genus_Budorcas__Budorcas gnu goats
member: takin__gnu_goat__gnugoat__budorcastaxicolor large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
member: genus_Antilope__Antilope blackbucks
member: blackbuck__black_buck__blackbuck__Antilope_cervicapra common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
member: genus_Litocranius__Litocranius E African antelopes: gerenuks
member: gerenuk__Litocranius_walleri slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
member: genus_Addax genus of antelopes of North African deserts
member: addax__Addax_nasomaculatus large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa
member: genus_Connochaetes__Connochaetes African antelopes: gnus
member: gnu__wildebeest large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
member: genus_Madoqua__Madoqua genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
member: dik-dik__dikdik any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit
member: genus_Alcelaphus__Alcelaphus African antelopes: hartebeests
member: hartebeest large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
member: genus_Damaliscus__Damaliscus African antelopes: sassabies
member: sassaby__topi__Damaliscus_lunatus large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
member: genus_Aepyceros__Aepyceros African antelopes: impalas
member: impala__Aepyceros_melampus African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
member: genus_Gazella__Gazella typical gazelles
member: gazelle small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
member: Thomson's_gazelle__Gazella_thomsoni E African Gazelle; smallest gazelle
member: Gazella_subgutturosa a kind of gazelle
member: genus_Antidorcas__Antidorcas springboks
member: springbok__springbuck__Antidorcas_marsupialis__Antidorcas_euchore South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
member: genus_Tragelaphus__Tragelaphus__Strepsiceros__genus_Strepsiceros African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks
member: bongo__Tragelaphus_eurycerus__Boocercus_eurycerus large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
member: kudu__koodoo__koudou either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
member: harnessed_antelope__harnessedantelope any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness
member: nyala__Tragelaphus_angasi spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck
member: mountain_nyala__Tragelaphus_buxtoni shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia
member: bushbuck__guib__Tragelaphus_scriptus antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns
member: genus_Boselaphus__Boselaphus Indian antelopes: nilgais
member: nilgai__nylghai__blue_bull__Boselaphus_tragocamelus large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
member: genus_Hippotragus__Hippotragus sable antelopes
member: sable_antelope__sableantelope__Hippotragus_niger large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns
member: genus_Saiga Eurasian antelopes: saigas
member: saiga__Saiga_tatarica goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
member: genus_Raphicerus__Raphicerus African antelopes: steenboks
member: steenbok__steinbok__Raphicerus_campestris small plains antelope of southeastern Africa
member: genus_Taurotragus__Taurotragus African antelopes: elands
member: eland either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
member: common_eland__Taurotragus_oryx dark fawn-colored eland of South and East Africa
member: giant_eland__gianteland__Taurotragus_derbianus large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa
member: genus_Kobus__Kobus African antelopes: waterbucks
member: waterbuck any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
member: genus_Adenota__Adenota African antelopes: puku
member: puku__Adenota_vardoni an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck
member: genus_Oryx African antelopes: oryxes
member: oryx__pasang large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
member: genus_Pseudoryx__Pseudoryx species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992
member: forest_goat__spindle_horn__spindlehorn__Pseudoryx_nghetinhensis cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat
member: family_Antilocapridae__Antilocapridae comprising only the pronghorns
member: genus_Antilocapra__Antilocapra type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species
member: pronghorn_antelope__pronghornantelope__pronghorn__prongbuck__American_antelope__Antilocapra_americana fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
member: family_Cervidae__Cervidae deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
member: deer__cervid distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
member: genus_Cervus__Cervus type genus of the Cervidae
member: red_deer__reddeer__cervuselaphu common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
member: sambar__sambur__Cervus_unicolor South Asian deer with three-tined antlers
member: wapiti__American_elk__Cervus_canadensis large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
member: Japanese_deer__sika__Cervus_nipon__Cervus_sika small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
member: genus_Odocoileus__Odocoileus North American deer
member: Virginia_deer__white_tail__whitetail__white-tailed_deer__whitetail_deer__whitetaildeer__Odocoileus_Virginianus common North American deer; tail has a white underside
member: mule_deer__burro_deer__burrodeer__Odocoileus_hemionus long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
member: genus_Alces__Alces elk or moose
member: European_elk__elk__Alces_alces large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
member: genus_Dama__Dama fallow deer
member: fallow_deer__Dama_dama small Eurasian deer
member: genus_Capreolus__Capreolus roe deer
member: roe_deer__roedeer__Capreolus_capreolus small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
member: genus_Rangifer__Rangifer reindeer or caribou
member: Greenland_caribou__caribou__reindeer__Rangifer_tarandus arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America
member: genus_Mazama__Mazama brockets
member: brocket.deer small South American deer with unbranched antlers
member: genus_Muntiacus__Muntiacus muntjacs
member: muntjac__barking_deer__barkingdeer small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
member: genus_Moschus__Moschus musk deer
member: musk_deer__Moschus_moschiferus small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
member: genus_Elaphurus__Elaphurus a genus of Cervidae
member: pere_david's_deer__elaphure__Elaphurus_davidianus large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
member: family_Tragulidae__Tragulidae chevrotains
member: chevrotain__mouse_deer__mousedeer very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
member: genus_Tragulus__Tragulus type genus of the Tragulidae
member: Tragulus_kanchil__kanchil small chevrotain of southeastern Asia
member: napu__Tragulus_Javanicus chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya
member: genus_Hyemoschus__Hyemoschus water chevrotains
member: water_chevrotain__waterchevrotain__water_deer__waterdeer__Hyemoschus_aquaticus largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
member: family_Camelidae__Camelidae camels and llamas and vicunas
member: genus_Camelus__Camelus type genus of the Camelidae: camels
member: camel cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
member: genus_Lama__Lama llamas
member: domestic_llama__Lama_peruana used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
member: guanaco__Lama_guanicoe wild llama
member: Lama_pacos__alpaca domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
member: genus_Vicugna__Vicugna a genus of Camelidae
member: Vicugna_vicugna__vicuna small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
member: order_Edentata__Edentata order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos
member: edentate primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central and South America
member: suborder_Xenarthra__Xenarthra armadillos; American anteaters; sloths
member: family_Dasypodidae__Dasypodidae armadillos
member: armadillo burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
member: genus_Dasypus__Dasypus__dasypu type genus of the Dasypodidae
member: peba__nine-banded_armadillo__Texas_armadillo__Dasypus_novemcinctus having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
member: genus_Tolypeutes__Tolypeutes a genus of Dasypodidae
member: apar__three-banded_armadillo__Tolypeutes_tricinctus South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
member: genus_Cabassous solely the tatouay
member: tatouay__cabassous__cabassou__Cabassous_unicinctus naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America
member: genus_Euphractus__Euphractus a genus of Dasypodidae
member: peludo__poyou__Euphractus_sexcinctus Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts
member: genus_Priodontes__Priodontes solely the giant armadillo
member: genus_Chlamyphorus__Chlamyphorus pichiciago
member: pichiciago__pichiciego__fairy_armadillo__fairyarmadillo__chlamyphore__Chlamyphorus_truncatus very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck
member: genus_Burmeisteria__Burmeisteria a genus of Dasypodidae
member: greater_pichiciego__greaterpichiciego__Burmeisteria_retusa of southern South America
member: family_Bradypodidae__Bradypodidae true sloths; in some
member: tree_sloth__sloth any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
member: genus_Bradypus__Bradypus type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
member: three-toed_sloth__ai__Bradypus_tridactylus a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot
member: family_Megalonychidae__Megalonychidae two-toed sloths
member: genus_Choloepus__Choloepus a genus of Megalonychidae
member: Choloepus_didactylus__two-toed_sloth__unau relatively small fast-moving sloth
member: two-toed_sloth__unau__Choloepus_hoffmanni relatively small fast-moving sloth
member: family_Megatheriidae__Megatheriidae extinct ground sloths
member: megatherian_mammal__megatherianmammal__megatherian__megatheriid a large extinct ground sloth
member: genus_Megatherium__Megatherium type genus of the Megatheriidae
member: ground_sloth__megathere gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
member: family_Myrmecophagidae__Myrmecophagidae New World anteaters
member: New_World_anteater__anteater any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
member: genus_Myrmecophaga__Myrmecophaga type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear
member: ant_bear__antbear__giantanteater__great_anteater__greatanteater__tamanoir__Myrmecophaga_jubata large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
member: genus_Cyclopes__Cyclopes only the silky anteater
member: silky_anteater__silkyanteater__two-toed_anteater__Cyclopes_didactylus squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
member: genus_Tamandua lesser anteater
member: tamandua__tamandu__lesser_anteater__Tamandua_tetradactyla small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South and Central America
member: family_Mylodontidae__Mylodontidae extinct South American edentates
member: mylodontid a variety of extinct edentate
member: genus_Mylodon type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae
member: mylodon large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America
member: mapinguari supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reported sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest
member: order_Pholidota__Pholidota pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
member: family_Manidae__Manidae coextensive with the order Pholidota
member: genus_Manis__Manis type genus of the Manidae
member: pangolin__scaly_anteater__scalyanteater__anteater toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
member: order_Primates__Primates an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
member: primate any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
member: suborder_Anthropoidea__Anthropoidea monkeys; apes; hominids
member: anthropoid_ape any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
member: superfamily_Hominoidea__Hominoidea anthropoid apes and human beings
member: hominoid a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
member: genus_Proconsul genus of extinct primitive African Miocene primates; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus
member: proconsul an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
member: genus_Kenyapithecus__Kenyapithecus extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
member: genus_Aegyptopithecus a genus of Hominoidea
member: Aegyptopithecus extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
member: genus_Algeripithecus__Algeripithecus an extinct genus of Hominoidea
member: Algeripithecus_minutus tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
member: family_Hominidae__Hominidae modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
member: hominid a primate of the family Hominidae
member: genus_Homo type genus of the family Hominidae
member: human__man__homo__human_being__humanbeing any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
member: homo_erectus a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man
member: Homo_erectus extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; " Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
member: Homo_soloensis extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus
member: Homo_habilis extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
member: Homo_sapiens the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc
member: Neandertal_man__Neanderthal_man__Neandertal__Neanderthal__Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
member: Cro-magnon extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
member: Boskop_man possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
member: Homo_sapiens_sapiens__modern_man subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
member: genus_Australopithecus__Australopithecus extinct genus of African hominid
member: australopithecine any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
member: Australopithecus_afarensis fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
member: Lucy incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
member: Australopithecus_africanus gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
member: Australopithecus_boisei large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
member: Australopithecus_robustus large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
member: genus_Plesianthropus__Plesianthropus former name for the genus Australopithecus
member: genus_Sivapithecus extinct primates; lower Pliocene
member: Sivapithecus fossil primates found in India
member: genus_Dryopithecus__Dryopithecus genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
member: dryopithecine considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans
member: rudapithecus__Dryopithecus_Rudapithecus_hungaricus fossil hominoids from north central Hungary; late Miocene
member: genus_Ouranopithecus__Ouranopithecus a genus of Hominidae
member: genus_Lufengpithecus__Lufengpithecus a genus of Hominidae
member: family_Pongidae__Pongidae usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
member: great_ape__greatape__pongid any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
member: genus_Pongo__Pongo type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
member: orangutan__orang__orangutang__Pongo_pygmaeus large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
member: genus_Gorilla gorillas
member: Gorilla_gorilla__gorilla largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
member: western_lowland_gorilla__westernlowlandgorilla__Gorilla_gorilla_gorilla a kind of gorilla
member: eastern_lowland_gorilla__easternlowlandgorilla__Gorilla_gorilla_grauri a kind of gorilla
member: mountain_gorilla__Gorilla_gorilla_beringei gorilla of Kivu highlands
member: silverback an adult male gorilla with gray hairs across the back
member: genus_Pan__Pan chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
member: chimpanzee__chimp__Pan_troglodytes intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
member: pygmy_chimpanzee__pygmychimpanzee__bonobo__Pan_paniscus small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
member: family_Hylobatidae__Hylobatidae used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
member: lesser_ape gibbons and siamangs
member: genus_Hylobates__Hylobates gibbons
member: gibbon__Hylobates_lar smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
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member: genus_Symphalangus__Symphalangus used in some classifications for the siamangs
member: family_Cercopithecidae__Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
member: Old_World_monkey of Africa Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
member: genus_Cercopithecus__Cercopithecus type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
member: guenon_monkey__guenon small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
member: genus_Cercocebus__Cercocebus mangabeys
member: mangabey large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids
member: genus_Erythrocebus__Erythrocebus patas
member: Erythrocebus_patas__patas__pata__hussar_monkey reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa
member: genus_Papio__Papio baboons
member: genus_Mandrillus__Mandrillus baboons
member: mandrill__Mandrillus_sphinx baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters
member: genus_Macaca__Macaca macaques; rhesus monkeys
member: macaque short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
member: genus_Presbytes__Presbytes__mammal_Semnopithecus langurs
member: langur slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
member: genus_Colobus a genus of Cercopithecidae
member: colobus_monkey__colobusmonkey__colobus arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
member: genus_Nasalis__Nasalis__nasali proboscis monkeys
member: superfamily_Platyrrhini__Platyrrhini New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
member: New_World_monkey hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
member: family_Callithricidae__Callithricidae marmosets
member: marmoset small soft-furred South and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
member: genus_Callithrix__Callithrix type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
member: true_marmoset a marmoset
member: genus_Cebuella__Cebuella pygmy marmosets
member: pygmy_marmoset__pygmymarmoset__Cebuella_pygmaea the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
member: genus_Leontocebus__Leontocebus__genus_Leontideus tamarins
member: tamarin__lion_monkey__lion_marmoset__leoncita small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
member: family_Cebidae__Cebidae all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
member: genus_Cebus__Cebus type genus of the Cebidae
member: Cebus_capucinus__capuchin__ringtail monkey of Central and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head
member: genus_Aotus__Aotus douroucoulis
member: douroucouli__Aotus_trivirgatus nocturnal monkey of Central and South America with large eyes and thick fur
member: genus_Alouatta__Alouatta howler monkeys
member: howler_monkey__howler monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
member: genus_Pithecia__Pithecia sakis
member: saki small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
member: genus_Cacajao__Cacajao uakaris
member: uakari medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail
member: genus_Callicebus__Callicebus titis
member: titi_monkey__titi small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
member: genus_Ateles__Ateles spider monkeys
member: spider_monkey__Ateles_geoffroyi arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
member: genus_Saimiri__Saimiri squirrel monkeys
member: genus_Lagothrix__Lagothrix woolly monkeys
member: woolly_monkey large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
member: suborder_Prosimii__Prosimii not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
member: prosimian primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
member: Adapid_group__Adapid extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
member: suborder_Lemuroidea__Lemuroidea Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
member: lemur large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
member: family_Lemuridae__Lemuridae typical lemurs; of Madagascar
member: genus_Lemur type genus of the Lemuridae
member: Madagascar_cat__ring-tailed_lemur__Lemur_catta small lemur having its tail barred with black
member: family_Lorisidae__Lorisidae slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless
member: genus_Loris type genus of the Lorisidae
member: slender_loris__slenderlori__Loris_gracilis slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka
member: genus_Nycticebus__Nycticebus a genus of Lorisidae
member: slow_loris__Nycticebus_tardigradua__Nycticebus_pygmaeus stocky lemur of southeastern Asia
member: genus_Perodicticus__Perodicticus a genus of Lorisidae
member: Perodicticus_potto__potto__kinkajou a kind of lemur
member: genus_Arctocebus__Arctocebus a genus of Lorisidae
member: angwantibo__golden_potto__Arctocebus_calabarensis a kind of lemur
member: genus_Galago bush babies
member: galago__bushbaby__bush_baby agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
member: family_Indriidae__Indriidae a family of Lemuroidea
member: genus_Indri type genus of the Indriidae
member: Indri_indri__indri__indris__Indri_brevicaudatus large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
member: genus_Avahi__Avahi a genus of Indriidae
member: woolly_indris__Avahi_laniger nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail
member: suborder_Strepsirhini__Strepsirhini in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs
member: Omomyid_group__Omomyid extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
member: suborder_Tarsioidea__Tarsioidea in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii
member: family_Tarsiidae__Tarsiidae coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers
member: genus_Tarsius__Tarsius type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae
member: tarsier nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates
member: order_Scandentia__Scandentia a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
member: family_Tupaiidae__Tupaiidae tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
member: genus_Tupaia__Tupaia type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
member: tree_shrew insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
member: genus_Ptilocercus__Ptilocercus pentails
member: pentail__pen-tailed_tree_shrew brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
member: order_Dermoptera__Dermoptera flying lemurs
member: family_Cynocephalidae__Cynocephalidae a family of Dermoptera
member: genus_Cynocephalus__Cynocephalus type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
member: flying_lemur__flying_cat__colugo arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps
member: order_Proboscidea__Proboscidea an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
member: proboscidean__proboscidian massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
member: family_Elephantidae__Elephantidae elephants
member: elephant five-toed pachyderm
member: genus_Elephas__Elephas type genus of the family Elephantidae
member: Indian_elephant__Elephas_maximus Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
member: genus_Loxodonta__Loxodonta a genus of Elephantidae
member: African_elephant__Loxodonta_africana African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
member: genus_Mammuthus__Mammuthus extinct genus: mammoths
member: mammoth any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
member: genus_Archidiskidon__Archidiskidon a genus of Elephantidae
member: imperial_mammoth__imperial_elephant__Archidiskidon_imperator largest known mammoth; of America
member: family_Mammutidae__Mammutidae__family_Mastodontidae extinct family: mastodons
member: genus_Mammut__Mammut__genus_Mastodon extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons
member: mastodon__mastodont extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
member: American_mastodon__American_mastodont__Mammut_americanum North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
member: family_Gomphotheriidae__Gomphotheriidae elephants extinct since the Pleistocene
member: genus_Gomphotherium__Gomphotherium type genus of the Gomphotheriidae
member: gomphothere extinct elephants of Central and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
member: family_Ailuropodidae__Ailuropodidae in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
member: Ungulata in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
member: order_Dinocerata__Dinocerata small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene
member: family_Uintatheriidae__Uintatheriidae an extinct family of Dinocerata
member: genus_Uintatherium__Uintatherium type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming
member: dinoceras__dinocera__uintathere a variety of dinocerate
member: Unguiculata in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans
member: mammal_family a family of mammals
member: mammal_genus a genus of mammals
member: Pisces a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically
member: fish any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
member: class_Osteichthyes__Osteichthyes a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
member: bony_fish any fish of the class Osteichthyes
member: subclass_Crossopterygii__Crossopterygii fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians
member: crossopterygian__lobefin__lobe-finned_fish any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
member: family_Latimeridae__Latimeridae extinct except for the coelacanth
member: genus_Latimeria__Latimeria type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth
member: coelacanth__Latimeria_chalumnae fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
member: subclass_Dipnoi__Dipnoi bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii
member: lungfish air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
member: family_Ceratodontidae__Ceratodontidae lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
member: genus_Ceratodus type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes
member: ceratodus extinct lungfish
member: genus_Neoceratodus__Neoceratodus extant Australian lungfishes
member: barramunda__barramundi__Neoceratodus_forsteri large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
member: subclass_Teleostei__Teleostei large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
member: superorder_Malacopterygii__Malacopterygii an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
member: soft-finned_fish__malacopterygian any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
member: whitebait the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts
member: order_Cypriniformes__Cypriniformes an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
member: cypriniform_fish__cypriniformfish a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
member: family_Cobitidae__Cobitidae loaches
member: loach slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
member: family_Cyprinidae__Cyprinidae a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
member: cyprinid_fish__cyprinid soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
member: carp any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
member: genus_Cyprinus__Cyprinus type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
member: domestic_carp__Cyprinus_carpio large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest
member: genus_Abramis__Abramis European fishes
member: European_bream__Abramis_brama European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food
member: genus_Tinca__Tinca tench
member: tench__Tinca_tinca freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
member: genus_Leuciscus__Leuciscus a genus of fish including: dace, chub
member: dace__Leuciscus_leuciscus small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
member: chub__Leuciscus_cephalus European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
member: genus_Notropis__Notropis shiners
member: common_shiner__silversides__Notropis_cornutus the common North American shiner
member: genus_Notemigonus__Notemigonus golden shiners
member: genus_Rutilus__Rutilus roaches
member: Rutilus_rutilus__roach European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
member: genus_Scardinius__Scardinius rudds
member: rudd__Scardinius_erythrophthalmus European freshwater fish resembling the roach
member: genus_Phoxinus__Phoxinus minnows
member: minnow__Phoxinus_phoxinus very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
member: genus_Gobio__Gobio true gudgeons
member: gudgeon__gobiogobio small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
member: genus_Carassius__Carassius goldfish
member: goldfish__Carassius_auratus small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
member: crucian_carp__cruciancarp__Carassius_carassius__Carassius_vulgaris European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
member: family_Electrophoridae__Electrophoridae small family comprising the electric eels
member: genus_Electrophorus__Electrophorus type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
member: electric_eel__Electrophorus_electric eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
member: family_Catostomidae__Catostomidae suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
member: catostomid a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
member: sucker mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
member: genus_Catostomus__Catostomus type genus of the family Catostomidae
member: genus_Ictiobus__Ictiobus buffalo fishes
member: black_buffalo__blackbuffalo__Ictiobus_niger fish of the lower Mississippi
member: genus_Hypentelium__Hypentelium a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
member: genus_Maxostoma__Maxostoma a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
member: redhorse_sucker__redhorse North American sucker with reddish fins
member: family_Cyprinodontidae__Cyprinodontidae large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies
member: cyprinodont any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
member: genus_Fundulus__Fundulus killifish
member: mummichog__Fundulus_heteroclitus silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the United States Atlantic coast
member: striped_killifish__stripedkillifish__mayfish__fundulusmajali black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of United States Atlantic and Gulf coasts
member: genus_Rivulus killifish
member: rivulus__rivulu found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic
member: genus_Jordanella__Jordanella flagfishes
member: American_flagfish__flagfish__Jordanella_floridae flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
member: genus_Xyphophorus__Xyphophorus swordtails
member: swordtail__helleri__Xyphophorus_helleri freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
member: genus_Lebistes__Lebistes guppies
member: family_Poeciliidae__Poeciliidae topminnows
member: topminnow__poeciliid_fish__poeciliidfish__poeciliid__live-bearer small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
member: genus_Gambusia__Gambusia mosquitofish
member: mosquitofish__Gambusia_affinis silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
member: genus_Platypoecilus__Platypoecilus platys
member: platy__Platypoecilus_maculatus small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
member: genus_Mollienesia__Mollienesia mollies
member: mollie__molly popular aquarium fish
member: family_Characidae__Characidae tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and S and Central America
member: characin_fish__characin__characid any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
member: genus_Hemigrammus__Hemigrammus tetras
member: tetra brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
member: genus_Paracheirodon__Paracheirodon a genus of Characidae
member: cardinal_tetra__Paracheirodon_axelrodi small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia
member: genus_Serrasalmus__Serrasalmus piranhas
member: piranha__pirana__caribe small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
member: order_Siluriformes__Siluriformes an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes
member: siluriform_fish__catfish any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
member: family_Siluridae__Siluridae Old World catfishes
member: silurid_fish__siluridfish__silurid Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
member: genus_Silurus__Silurus type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes
member: European_catfish__sheatfish__Silurus_glanis large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
member: genus_Malopterurus__Malopterurus electric catfish
member: electric_catfish__Malopterurus_electricus freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ
member: family_Ameiuridae__Ameiuridae North American catfishes
member: genus_Ameiurus__Ameiurus type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
member: bullhead any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
member: genus_Ictalurus__Ictalurus channel catfishes
member: genus_Pylodictus__Pylodictus flathead catfishes
member: flathead_catfish__mudcat__goujon__shovelnose_catfish__spoonbill_catfish__spoonbillcatfish__Pylodictus_olivaris large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
member: family_Laricariidae__Laricariidae armored catfish
member: armored_catfish South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
member: family_Ariidae__Ariidae sea catfishes
member: sea_catfish any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
member: genus_Arius__Arius type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
member: crucifix_fish catfish of the Caribbean area
member: order_Gadiformes__Gadiformes cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini
member: family_Gadidae__Gadidae large family of important mostly marine food fishes
member: gadoid_fish__gadoid a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
member: genus_Gadus__Gadus type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes
member: cod__codfish major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters
member: genus_Merlangus__Merlangus whitings
member: Merlangus_merlangus__whiting__Gadus_merlangus a food fish of European Atlantic waters resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
member: genus_Lota__Lota burbot
member: genus_Melanogrammus__Melanogrammus haddock
member: Melanogrammus_aeglefinus__haddock important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
member: genus_Pollachius__Pollachius pollack
member: Pollachius_pollachius__pollack important food and game fish of northern seas especially North Atlantic; related to cod
member: genus_Merluccius__Merluccius hakes
member: genus_Urophycis__Urophycis hakes
member: ling American hakes
member: genus_Molva__Molva ling
member: Molva_molva__ling elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
member: Brosmius__genus_Browmius cusk
member: family_Macrouridae__Macrouridae__Macruridae__family_Macruridae grenadiers
member: rattail__grenadier__rattail_fish__rattailfish deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
member: order_Anacanthini__Anacanthini at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications
member: order_Anguilliformes__Anguilliformes__order_Apodes elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
member: eel voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
member: family_Anguillidae__Anguillidae eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
member: genus_Anguilla__Anguilla type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
member: common_eel__freshwater_eel eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
member: family_Muraenidae__Muraenidae marine eels
member: moray_eel__morayeel__moray family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
member: family_Congridae__Congridae marine eels
member: conger_eel__conger large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
member: order_Isospondyli__Isospondyli most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
member: family_Gonorhynchidae__Gonorhynchidae coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
member: genus_Gonorhynchus__Gonorhynchus slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth
member: beaked_salmon__sandfish__Gonorhynchus_gonorhynchus fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
member: family_Clupeidae__Clupeidae herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
member: clupeid_fish__clupeidfish__clupeid any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
member: genus_Alosa__Alosa shad
member: shad herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn
member: Alosa_pseudoharengus__alewife__Pomolobus_pseudoharengus shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
member: genus_Pomolobus__Pomolobus genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
member: genus_Brevoortia__Brevoortia menhaden
member: menhaden__Brevoortia_tyrannis shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
member: genus_Clupea__Clupea type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
member: Clupea_harangus__herring commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
member: Atlantic_herring__Clupea_harengus_harengus important food fish; found in enormous shoals in North Atlantic
member: Pacific_herring__Clupea_harengus_pallasii important food fish of the north Pacific
member: Clupea_sprattus__brisling__sprat small herring processed like a sardine
member: genus_Sardina__Sardina__genus_Sardinia pilchards
member: Sardina_pilchardus__pilchard__sardine small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
member: genus_Sardinops__Sardinops pilchards
member: Pacific_sardine__Sardinops_caerulea small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
member: family_Engraulidae__Engraulidae anchovies
member: anchovy small herring-like plankton-feeding fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
member: family_Salmonidae__Salmonidae salmon and trout
member: salmonid soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
member: salmon any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
member: genus_Salmo__Salmo type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout
member: Salmo_salar__Atlantic_salmon found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
member: brown_trout__browntrout__salmon_trout__Salmo_trutta speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
member: Salmo_gairdneri__rainbow_trout__rainbowtrout found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska
member: genus_Onchorynchus__Onchorynchus sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; coho salmon
member: blueback_salmon__sockeye__sockeyesalmon__redsalmon__Onchorynchus_nerka small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the north Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
member: quinnat_salmon__quinnatsalmon__chinook__chinooksalmon__king_salmon__Onchorynchus_tshawtscha large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
member: blue_jack__coho__cohoe__coho_salmon__silver_salmon__Onchorynchus_kisutch small salmon of north Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
member: genus_Salvelinus__Salvelinus brook trout
member: Salvelinus_namaycush__lake_trout__salmon_trout large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
member: Salvelinus_fontinalis__brook_trout__speckled_trout North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe
member: char any of several small-scaled trout
member: family_Coregonidae__Coregonidae soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
member: whitefish silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Coregonus__Coregonus type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes
member: lake_whitefish__Coregonus_clupeaformis found in Great Lakes and north to Alaska
member: Coregonus_artedi__cisco__lake_herring important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
member: genus_Prosopium__Prosopium whitefishes
member: round_whitefish__Menominee_whitefish__Prosopium_cylindraceum bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia
member: Rocky_Mountain_whitefish__Prosopium_williamsonii whitefish of the western United States and Canada
member: family_Osmeridae__Osmeridae smelts
member: smelt small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
member: genus_Osmerus__Osmerus type genus of the Osmeridae
member: rainbow_smelt__rainbowsmelt__Osmerus_mordax important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska
member: Osmerus_eperlanus__sparling__European_smelt the common smelt of Europe
member: genus_Mallotus__Mallotus capelins
member: capelin__capelan__caplin very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
member: family_Elopidae__Elopidae tarpons and ladyfishes
member: genus_Tarpon tarpons
member: tarpon__Tarpon_atlanticus large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
member: genus_Elops__Elops type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
member: ladyfish__tenpounder__Elops_saurus game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
member: family_Albulidae__Albulidae bonefish
member: genus_Albula__Albula type and sole genus of the family Albulidae
member: bonefish__Albula_vulpes slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
member: family_Argentinidae__Argentinidae small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
member: genus_Argentina__Argentina type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
member: argentine any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
member: family_Myctophidae__Myctophidae deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes
member: lanternfish small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
member: family_Synodontidae__Synodontidae soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes
member: lizardfish__snakefish tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
member: family_Chlorophthalmidae__Chlorophthalmidae small family of soft-finned bottom-livers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes
member: greeneye bottom-livers having large eyes with metallic green luster
member: family_Lampridae__Lampridae opahs
member: genus_Lampris__Lampris type genus of the Lampridae
member: opah__moonfish__Lampris_regius large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
member: New_World_opah__Lampris_guttatus from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
member: family_Trachipteridae__Trachipteridae ribbonfishes
member: ribbonfish marine fish having a long compressed ribbon-like body
member: genus_Trachipterus__Trachipterus type genus of the Trachipteridae
member: dealfish__Trachipterus_arcticus deep-sea ribbonfish
member: family_Regalecidae__Regalecidae ribbonfishes
member: Reglaecus__genus_Regalecus type genus of the Regalecidae
member: oarfish__king_of_the_herring__ribbonfish__Regalecus_glesne thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
member: order_Solenichthyes__Solenichthyes bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout
member: family_Fistulariidae__Fistulariidae cornetfishes
member: genus_Fistularia__Fistularia type genus of the family Fistulariidae
member: cornetfish slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales
member: family_Gasterosteidae__Gasterosteidae sticklebacks
member: stickleback__prickleback small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
member: Gasterosteus__genus_gasterosteus type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
member: three-spined_stickleback__Gasterosteus_aculeatus of rivers and coastal regions
member: ten-spined_stickleback__Gasterosteus_pungitius confined to rivers
member: family_Syngnathidae__Syngnathidae pipefishes
member: pipefish__needlefish fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
member: genus_Syngnathus__Syngnathus type genus of the family Syngnathidae
member: dwarf_pipefish__dwarfpipefish__Syngnathus_hildebrandi small (4 inches) fish found off Florida gulf coast
member: genus_Cosmocampus__Cosmocampus a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae
member: deepwater_pipefish__deepwaterpipefish__Cosmocampus_profundus 8 inches; from eastern Florida to western Caribbean
member: genus_Hippocampus__Hippocampus seahorses
member: seahorse__sea_horse__seahorse small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
member: family_Macrorhamphosidae__Macrorhamphosidae bellows fishes
member: snipefish__bellows_fish__bellowsfish small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
member: family_Centriscidae__Centriscidae shrimpfishes
member: shrimpfish slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates
member: family_Aulostomidae__Aulostomidae trumpetfishes
member: genus_Aulostomus__Aulostomus type genus of the Aulostomidae
member: trumpetfish__aulostomusmaculatu tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down
member: leptocephalus__leptocephalu slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
member: teleost_fish__teleostfish__teleost__teleostan a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
member: genus_Alepisaurus__Alepisaurus slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
member: lancetfish__lancet_fish__wolffish large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin
member: handsaw_fish__handsawfish a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus
member: order_Synentognathi__Synentognathi order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks
member: family_Belonidae__Belonidae ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
member: needlefish__gar__billfish elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
member: family_Exocoetidae__Exocoetidae flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks
member: flying_fish tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
member: family_Hemiramphidae__Hemiramphidae halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
member: halfbeak tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
member: family_Scomberesocidae__Scomberesocidae__Scombresocidae__family_Scombresocidae only sauries
member: genus_Scomberesox__Scomberesox__Scombresox__genus_Scombresox a genus of Scomberesocidae
member: saury__billfish__Scomberesox_saurus slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
member: superorder_Acanthopterygii__Acanthopterygii teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
member: order_Berycomorphi__Berycomorphi an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
member: family_Holocentridae__Holocentridae squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
member: genus_Holocentrus__Holocentrus type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
member: reef_squirrelfish__Holocentrus_coruscus on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
member: deepwater_squirrelfish__deepwatersquirrelfish__Holocentrus_bullisi a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
member: Holocentrus_ascensionis bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda
member: squirrelfish very small brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters of tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
member: family_Anomalopidae__Anomalopidae a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
member: genus_Anomalops type genus of the family Anomalopidae
member: anomalops__anomalop__flashlight_fish fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
member: genus_Krypterophaneron__Krypterophaneron a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae
member: genus_Photoblepharon__Photoblepharon a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae
member: order_Zeomorphi__Zeomorphi dories
member: family_Zeidae__Zeidae a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi
member: dory marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters
member: genus_Zeus__Zeus type genus of the family Zeidae
member: John_dory__Zeus_faber European dory
member: family_Caproidae__Caproidae boarfishes
member: genus_Capros__Capros a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
member: Capros_aper__boarfish fish with a projecting snout
member: genus_Antigonia__Antigonia a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
member: boarfish fish with large eyes and long snouts
member: order_Pediculati__Pediculati anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth
member: family_Ogcocephalidae__Ogcocephalidae batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes
member: batfish bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
member: family_Lophiidae__Lophiidae large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
member: genus_Lophius__Lophius type genus of family Lophiidae
member: goosefish__angler__anglerfish__angler_fish__monkfish__lotte__allmouth__Lophius_Americanus fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
member: family_Batrachoididae__Batrachoididae toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
member: toadfish__Opsanus_tau bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
member: family_Antennariidae__Antennariidae frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
member: frogfish fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
member: sargassum_fish__sargassumfish small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum
member: spiny-finned_fish__acanthopterygian a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
member: order_Perciformes__Perciformes__Percomorphi__order_Percomorphi one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
member: suborder_Percoidea__Percoidea in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
member: family_Sillaginidae__Sillaginidae small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia
member: genus_Sillago__Sillago type genus of the Sillaginidae
member: whiting.percoid_fish a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
member: percoid_fish__percoidfish__percoid__percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
member: perch.percoid_fish any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
member: family_Percidae__Percidae active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
member: perch_flesh__perch spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
member: genus_Perca__Perca type genus of the Percidae
member: yellow_perch__Perca_flavescens North American perch
member: European_perch__Perca_fluviatilis a perch native to Europe
member: genus_Stizostedion__Stizostedion pikeperches
member: pikeperch__pike_perch any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family
member: genus_Percina__Percina a genus of Percidae
member: snail_darter__snaildarter__Percina_tanasi 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River
member: family_Trichodontidae__Trichodontidae two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud
member: sandfish either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the north Pacific that burrow into sand
member: family_Ophidiidae__Ophidiidae eel-like marine fishes
member: cusk-eel elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes
member: family_Brotulidae__Brotulidae chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
member: brotula deep-sea fishes
member: family_Carapidae__Carapidae pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
member: pearlfish found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds
member: family_Centropomidae__Centropomidae a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos
member: robolo a kind of percoid fish
member: genus_Centropomus__Centropomus type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks
member: snook large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
member: family_Esocidae__Esocidae pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
member: genus_Esox__Esox type and only genus of the family Esocidae
member: pike any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
member: family_Centrarchidae__Centrarchidae sunfish family
member: centrarchid__sunfish small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
member: genus_Pomoxis__Pomoxis crappies
member: crappie small sunfishes of central United States rivers
member: genus_Lepomis__Lepomis bream
member: pumpkinseed__Lepomis_gibbosus small brilliantly colored North American sunfish
member: bluegill__Lepomis_macrochirus important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
member: spotted_sunfish__spottedsunfish__stumpknocker__Lepomis_punctatus inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish
member: genus_Ambloplites__Ambloplites a genus of Centrarchidae
member: rock_bass__rock_sunfish__Ambloplites_rupestris game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
member: freshwater_bass North American food and game fish
member: genus_Micropterus__Micropterus American freshwater black basses
member: black_bass widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)
member: freshwater_bream__bream any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
member: family_Serranidae__Serranidae marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
member: serranid_fish__serranid marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters
member: genus_Morone__Morone carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes
member: white_perch__whiteperch__silver_perch__Morone_americana small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams
member: yellow_bass__Morone_interrupta North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass
member: sea_bass any of various food and sport fishes of the United States Atlantic coast having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
member: genus_Synagrops__Synagrops a genus of Serranidae
member: blackmouth_bass__Synagrops_bellus small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity
member: genus_Centropristis__Centropristis sea basses
member: rock_sea_bass__rock_bass__Centropristis_philadelphica a kind of sea bass
member: black_sea_bass__black_bass__Centropistes_striata bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
member: genus_Roccus__Roccus a genus of Serranidae
member: Roccus_saxatilis__striped_bass__striper__rockfish marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
member: genus_Polyprion__Polyprion wreckfish
member: stone_bass__wreckfish__Polyprion_americanus brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
member: genus_Serranus__Serranus type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses
member: belted_sandfish__Serranus_subligarius found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic
member: genus_Epinephelus__Epinephelus genus of groupers or sea bass
member: Epinephelus_fulvus__coney black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
member: hind.grouper any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
member: rock_hind__Epinephelus_adscensionis found around rocky coasts or on reefs
member: genus_Paranthias__Paranthias a genus of Serranidae
member: creole-fish__Paranthias_furcifer deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic
member: genus_Mycteroperca__Mycteroperca groupers
member: jewfish__mycteropercabonaci large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
member: genus_Rypticus__Rypticus a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
member: soapfish fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
member: family_Embiotocidae__Embiotocidae viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
member: surfperch__surffish__surf_fish small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the North American Pacific coast
member: genus_Hipsurus__Hipsurus a genus of Embiotocidae
member: rainbow_seaperch__rainbowseaperch__rainbow_perch__rainbowperch__Hipsurus_caryi Pacific coast fish
member: family_Priacanthidae__Priacanthidae small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas
member: genus_Priacanthus__Priacanthus type genus of the Priacanthidae
member: bigeye red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
member: catalufa__Priacanthus_arenatus brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters
member: family_Apogonidae__Apogonidae bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
member: cardinalfish small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
member: genus_Apogon__Apogon type genus of the Apogonidae
member: genus_Astropogon__Astropogon a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
member: family_Malacanthidae__Malacanthidae short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored
member: genus_Lopholatilus__Lopholatilus large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters
member: tilefish__Lopholatilus_chamaeleonticeps yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
member: family_Pomatomidae__Pomatomidae food and game fishes related to pompanos
member: genus_Pomatomus__Pomatomus type genus of the Pomatomidae
member: Pomatomus_saltatrix__bluefish bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
member: family_Rachycentridae__Rachycentridae family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
member: genus_Rachycentron__Rachycentron genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia
member: cobia__Rachycentron_canadum__sergeant_fish large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
member: family_Carangidae__Carangidae large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
member: carangid_fish__carangid a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
member: genus_Caranx__Caranx type genus of the Carangidae
member: jack any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas
member: genus_Elagatis__Elagatis a genus of Carangidae
member: genus_Oligoplites__Oligoplites leatherjackets
member: leatherjack__leatherjacket any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
member: genus_Alectis__Alectis a genus of Carangidae
member: threadfish__Alectis_ciliaris fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
member: genus_Selene__Selene a genus of Carangidae
member: genus_Seriola__Seriola a genus of Carangidae
member: amberjack__amberfish any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
member: yellowtail__Seriola_dorsalis game fish of S California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
member: banded_rudderfish__rudderfish__Seriola_zonata fish having the habit of following ships; found in North and South American coastal waters
member: genus_Trachinotus__Trachinotus a genus of Carangidae
member: pompano any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Naucrates__Naucrates a genus of Carangidae
member: pilotfish__Naucrates_ductor small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
member: scad any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
member: genus_Trachurus__Trachurus scads especially horse mackerels
member: genus_Selar__Selar big-eyed scad
member: bigeye_scad__big-eyed_scad__goggle-eye__Selar_crumenophthalmus of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
member: genus_Decapterus__Decapterus scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan
member: mackerel_scad__mackerel_shad__Decapterus_macarellus small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
member: round_scad__roundscad__cigarfish__quiaquia__Decapterus_punctatus small fusiform fish of western Atlantic
member: family_Coryphaenidae__Coryphaenidae large active pelagic percoid fish
member: mahimahi__dolphinfish__dolphin large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
member: family_Bramidae__Bramidae deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
member: genus_Brama__Brama type genus of the Bramidae
member: pomfret__Brama_raii deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of North Atlantic and North Pacific; valued for food
member: family_Branchiostegidae__Branchiostegidae small family of marine fishes having covered gills
member: blanquillo__tilefish important marine food fishes
member: family_Cichlidae__Cichlidae cichlids
member: cichlid_fish__cichlidfish__cichlid freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
member: genus_Tilapia__Tilapia a genus of Cichlidae
member: family_Lutjanidae__Lutjanidae snappers
member: snapper any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
member: genus_Lutjanus__Lutjanus type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
member: Lutjanus_blackfordi__red_snapper esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in American Atlantic coastal waters and Gulf of Mexico
member: gray_snapper__mangrove_snapper__Lutjanus_griseus found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
member: Lutjanus_apodus__schoolmaster food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
member: genus_Ocyurus__Ocyurus snappers
member: yellowtail_snapper__yellowtail__Ocyurus_chrysurus superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
member: family_Haemulidae__Haemulidae grunts
member: grunt medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught
member: genus_Haemulon__Haemulon type genus of the Haemulidae
member: margate__Haemulon_album red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil
member: Spanish_grunt__Haemulon_macrostomum a kind of grunt
member: tomtate__Haemulon_aurolineatum found off the West Indies and Florida
member: cottonwick__Haemulon_malanurum of warm Atlantic waters
member: sailor's-choice__sailors_choice__sailorschoice__Haemulon_parra found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Anisotremus__Anisotremus a genus of Haemulidae
member: porkfish__Anisotremus_virginicus black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil
member: genus_Orthopristis__Orthopristis a genus of Haemulidae
member: pigfish__hogfish__Orthopristis_chrysopterus found from Long Island southward
member: family_Sparidae__Sparidae porgies; scups
member: sparid_fish__sparid spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
member: genus_Pagrus__Pagrus a genus of Sparidae
member: red_porgy__redporgy__Pagrus_pagrus food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America
member: genus_Pagellus__Pagellus sea breams
member: European_sea_bream__Pagellus_centrodontus food fish of European coastal waters
member: genus_Archosargus__Archosargus a genus of Sparidae
member: Atlantic_sea_bream__Archosargus_rhomboidalis sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
member: sheepshead__Archosargus_probatocephalus large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico
member: genus_Lagodon__Lagodon a genus of Sparidae
member: pinfish__sailor's-choice__squirrelfish__Lagodon_rhomboides similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
member: Calamus__genus_Calamus a genus of Sparidae
member: sheepshead_porgy__Calamus_penna from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil
member: genus_Chrysophrys__Chrysophrys australian snapper
member: Chrysophrys_auratus__snapper Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
member: black_bream__blackbream__Chrysophrys_australis important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia
member: genus_Stenotomus__Stenotomus scups
member: sea_bream__seabream__bream any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
member: family_Sciaenidae__Sciaenidae warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
member: sciaenid_fish__sciaenid widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
member: genus_Equetus__Equetus drumfish
member: striped_drum__stripeddrum__Equetus_pulcher a kind of drumfish
member: jackknife-fish__jackknifefish__Equetus_lanceolatus black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
member: genus_Bairdiella__Bairdiella drumfish
member: silver_perch__mademoiselle__Bairdiella_chrysoura small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
member: genus_Sciaenops__Sciaenops a genus of Sciaenidae
member: red_drum__reddrum__channel_bass__redfish__Sciaenops_ocellatus large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
member: genus_Sciaena__Sciaena type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers
member: mulloway__jewfish__sciaenaantarctica large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
member: maigre__maiger__Sciaena_aquila large European marine food fish
member: genus_Micropogonias__Micropogonias croakers
member: Atlantic_croaker__Micropogonias_undulatus silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels
member: genus_Umbrina__Umbrina croakers
member: yellowfin_croaker__yellowfincroaker__surffish__surf_fish__Umbrina_roncador fish of North American Pacific coast
member: genus_Menticirrhus__Menticirrhus kingfishes; whiting
member: whiting any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
member: kingfish any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
member: king_whiting__Menticirrhus_americanus whiting of the southeastern coast of North America
member: silver_whiting__Menticirrhus_littoralis a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States
member: genus_Genyonemus__Genyonemus a genus of Sciaenidae
member: chenfish__white_croaker__whitecroaker__kingfish__Genyonemus_lineatus small silvery marine food fish found off California
member: genus_Seriphus__Seriphus a genus of Sciaenidae
member: white_croaker__whitecroaker__queenfish__Seriphus_politus silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
member: genus_Cynoscion__Cynoscion sea trout
member: Cynoscion_regalis__weakfish food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
member: spotted_weakfish__spottedweakfish__spotted_sea_trout__spottedseatrout__spotted_squeateague__spottedsqueateague__Cynoscion_nebulosus weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States
member: family_Mullidae__Mullidae goatfishes or red mullets
member: mullet bottom-dwelling marine warm-water fishes with two barbels on the chin
member: genus_Mullus__Mullus type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes
member: goatfish__red_mullet__redmullet__surmullet__Mullus_surmuletus brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
member: red_goatfish__redgoatfish__mullusauratu body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side
member: genus_Mulloidichthys__Mulloidichthys a genus of Mullidae
member: yellow_goatfish__Mulloidichthys_martinicus schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe
member: suborder_Mugiloidea__Mugiloidea fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
member: family_Mugilidae__Mugilidae gray mullets
member: gray_mullet__mullet freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
member: genus_Mugil__Mugil type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
member: striped_mullet__stripedmullet__Mugil_cephalus most important commercial mullet in eastern United States
member: white_mullet__whitemullet__mugilcurema silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts
member: Mugil_liza__liza similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
member: family_Atherinidae__Atherinidae small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
member: silverside__silversides small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States
member: genus_Atherinopsis__Atherinopsis a genus of Atherinidae
member: jacksmelt__Atherinopsis_californiensis large silversides of Pacific coast of North America
member: family_Sphyraenidae__Sphyraenidae monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
member: genus_Sphyraena__Sphyraena type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
member: family_Kyphosidae__Kyphosidae sea chubs
member: sea_chub__seachub schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic
member: genus_Kyphosus__Kyphosus type genus of the Kyphosidae
member: Bermuda_chub__rudderfish__Kyphosus_sectatrix food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
member: family_Ephippidae__Ephippidae small family comprising the spadefishes
member: genus_Chaetodipterus__Chaetodipterus a genus of Ephippidae
member: spadefish__angelfish__Chaetodipterus_faber deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
member: family_Chaetodontidae__Chaetodontidae butterfly fishes
member: butterfly_fish__butterflyfish small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
member: genus_Chaetodon type genus of the Chaetodontidae
member: chaetodon any fish of the genus Chaetodon
member: genus_Pomacanthus__Pomacanthus angelfishes
member: angelfish a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
member: family_Pomacentridae__Pomacentridae damselfishes
member: damselfish__demoiselle small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
member: genus_Pomacentrus__Pomacentrus type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes
member: beaugregory__Pomacentrus_leucostictus blue-and-yellow damselfish of Bermuda Florida and West Indies
member: genus_Amphiprion__Amphiprion damsel fishes
member: anemone_fish__anemonefish live associated with sea anemones
member: clown_anemone_fish__clownanemonefish__Amphiprion_percula an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
member: genus_Abudefduf__Abudefduf damsel fishes
member: Abudefduf_saxatilis__sergeant_major large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
member: family_Labridae__Labridae wrasses
member: genus_Achoerodus__Achoerodus a genus of Labridae
member: giant_pigfish__giantpigfish__pigfish__Achoerodus_gouldii found around the Great Barrier Reef
member: genus_Lachnolaimus__Lachnolaimus a genus of Labridae
member: genus_Halicoeres__Halicoeres a genus of Labridae
member: slippery_dick__Halicoeres_bivittatus small wrasse of tropical Atlantic
member: puddingwife__Halicoeres_radiatus bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
member: genus_Thalassoma__Thalassoma a genus of Labridae
member: bluehead__Thalassoma_bifasciatum small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
member: genus_Hemipteronatus__Hemipteronatus razorfishes
member: razorfish any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean
member: pearly_razorfish__Hemipteronatus_novacula a kind of razorfish
member: genus_Tautoga__Tautoga tautogs
member: tautog__blackfish__Tautoga_onitis large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
member: genus_Tautogolabrus__Tautogolabrus a genus of Labridae
member: cunner__bergall__Tautogolabrus_adspersus common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States
member: family_Scaridae__Scaridae parrotfishes
member: parrotfish__pollyfish gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
member: family_Polynemidae__Polynemidae threadfins
member: threadfin mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays
member: genus_Polydactylus__Polydactylus a genus of Polynemidae
member: barbu__polydactylusvirginicu found along western Atlantic coast
member: family_Opisthognathidae__Opisthognathidae jawfishes
member: jawfish small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
member: family_Uranoscopidae__Uranoscopidae stargazers
member: stargazer heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head
member: suborder_Blennioidea__Blennioidea blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
member: blennioid_fish__blennioidfish__blennioid elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
member: family_Blenniidae__Blenniidae a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
member: combtooth_blenny__combtoothblenny__blenny small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling
member: genus_Blennius__Blennius type genus of the Blenniidae
member: shanny__Blennius_pholis European scaleless blenny
member: genus_Scartella__Scartella a genus of Blenniidae
member: Molly_Miller__Scartella_cristata inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic
member: family_Clinidae__Clinidae viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
member: clinid_fish__clinid mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds
member: genus_Chaenopsis__Chaenopsis a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies
member: pikeblenny tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory
member: bluethroat_pikeblenny__Chaenopsis_ocellata found from Florida to Cuba
member: family_Pholidae__Pholidae__family_Pholididae a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
member: gunnel__bracketed_blenny__bracketedblenny small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic
member: genus_Pholis__Pholis type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels
member: rock_gunnel__butterfish__Pholis_gunnellus slippery scaleless food fish of North Atlantic coastal waters
member: family_Stichaeidae__Stichaeidae pricklebacks
member: genus_Lumpenus__Lumpenus a genus of Stichaeidae
member: snakeblenny__Lumpenus_lumpretaeformis found in Arctic and North Atlantic
member: eelblenny eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters
member: genus_Cryptacanthodes__Cryptacanthodes a genus of Stichaeidae
member: wrymouth__ghostfish__Cryptacanthodes_maculatus eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth
member: family_Anarhichadidae__Anarhichadidae wolffishes
member: genus_Anarhichas__Anarhichas type genus of the Anarhichadidae
member: wolffish__wolf_fish__catfish large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
member: family_Zoarcidae__Zoarcidae eelpouts
member: eelpout__pout marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
member: genus_Zoarces__Zoarces type genus of the Zoarcidae
member: viviparous_eelpout__Zoarces_viviparus an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous
member: genus_Gymnelis__Gymnelis a genus of Zoarcidae
member: fish_doctor__Gymnelis_viridis brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout
member: genus_Macrozoarces__Macrozoarces a genus of Zoarcidae
member: ocean_pout__oceanpout__Macrozoarces_americanus common along northeastern coast of North America
member: family_Ammodytidae__Ammodytidae sand lances
member: genus_Ammodytes__Ammodytes type genus of the Ammodytidae
member: sand_lance__sand_launce__sand_eel__launce very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
member: family_Callionymidae__Callionymidae dragonets
member: dragonet small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of Europe and America
member: family_Gobiidae__Gobiidae gobies
member: goby__gudgeon small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
member: genus_Periophthalmus__Periophthalmus a genus of Gobiidae
member: mudskipper__mudspringer found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins
member: family_Eleotridae__Eleotridae sleepers
member: sleeper_goby__sleepergoby__sleeper tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
member: family_Percophidae__Percophidae percoid flatheads
member: flathead pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
member: family_Toxotidae__Toxotidae archerfishes
member: genus_Toxotes__Toxotes type genus of the Toxotidae
member: archerfish__Toxotes_jaculatrix any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
member: family_Microdesmidae__Microdesmidae wormfishes
member: wormfish poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies
member: family_Acanthuridae__Acanthuridae surgeonfishes
member: surgeonfish brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
member: genus_Acanthurus__Acanthurus type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
member: doctorfish__Acanthurus_chirurgus surgeon fish of the West Indies
member: family_Gempylidae__Gempylidae snake mackerels
member: gempylid snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide
member: genus_Gempylus__Gempylus type genus of the Gempylidae
member: snake_mackerel__snakemackerel__Gempylus_serpens predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
member: genus_Lepidocybium__Lepidocybium a genus of Gempylidae
member: escolar__Lepidocybium_flavobrunneum large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
member: family_Trichiuridae__Trichiuridae cutlassfishes
member: cutlassfish__frost_fish__frostfish__hairtail long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
member: suborder_Scombroidea__Scombroidea mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes
member: scombroid_fish__scombroidfish__scombroid important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
member: family_Scombridae__Scombridae marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
member: mackerel any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
member: genus_Scomber__Scomber type genus of the Scombridae
member: common_mackerel__shiner__Scomber_scombrus important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
member: Scomber_colias__Spanish_mackerel medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
member: chub_mackerel__tinker__Scomber_japonicus small mackerel found nearly worldwide
member: genus_Acanthocybium__Acanthocybium wahoos
member: Acanthocybium_solandri__wahoo large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
member: genus_Scomberomorus__Scomberomorus Spanish mackerels
member: Spanish_mackerel any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
member: king_mackerel__cavalla__cero__Scomberomorus_cavalla large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast south to Brazil
member: Scomberomorus_maculatus large commercially important mackerel of American Atlantic coastal waters
member: cero__pintado__kingfish__Scomberomorus_regalis large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
member: genus_Thunnus__Thunnus tunas: warm-blooded fishes
member: tuna__tunny any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
member: horse_mackerel__horsemackerel__bluefin__bluefin_tuna__bluefintuna__Thunnus_thynnus largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
member: yellowfin_tuna__yellowfintuna__yellowfin__Thunnus_albacares may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
member: genus_Sarda__Sarda bonitos
member: bonito any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
member: skipjack__Atlantic_bonito__Sarda_sarda medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
member: Chile_bonito__Chilean_bonito__Sarda_chiliensis common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
member: Pacific_bonito__Sarda_lineolata__sardalineolata probably a northern strain of Chile bonito
member: genus_Euthynnus__Euthynnus a genus of Scombridae
member: skipjack_tuna__skipjack__Euthynnus_pelamis oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
member: genus_Katsuwonus__Katsuwonus oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae
member: oceanic_bonito__oceanicbonito__bonito__Katsuwonus_pelamis fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
member: Katsuwonidae__family_Kasuwonidae in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
member: family_Xiphiidae__Xiphiidae comprising the common swordfishes
member: genus_Xiphias__Xiphias type genus of the Xiphiidae
member: Xiphias_gladius__swordfish large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
member: family_Istiophoridae__Istiophoridae sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
member: sailfish large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin
member: genus_Istiophorus__Istiophorus type genus of the Istiophoridae
member: Atlantic_sailfish__Istiophorus_albicans a kind of sailfish
member: billfish giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
member: genus_Makaira__Makaira marlins
member: marlin__spearfish large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
member: genus_Tetrapturus__Tetrapturus a genus of Istiophoridae
member: spearfish any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
member: family_Luvaridae__Luvaridae louvars
member: genus_Luvarus__Luvarus type genus of the Luvaridae
member: louvar__Luvarus_imperialis large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton
member: family_Stromateidae__Stromateidae butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes
member: stromateid_fish__butterfish__stromateid small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines
member: genus_Poronotus__Poronotus a genus of Stromateidae
member: dollarfish__Poronotus_triacanthus small food fish of Atlantic coast
member: genus_Palometa a genus of Stromateidae
member: palometa__California_pompano__Palometa_simillima smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies
member: genus_Paprilus__Paprilus a genus of Stromateidae
member: harvestfish__Paprilus_alepidotus butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina
member: genus_Psenes__Psenes a genus of Stromateidae
member: driftfish small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
member: genus_Ariomma__Ariomma a genus of Stromateidae
member: driftfish.stromateid_fish larger driftfishes of eastern Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Tetragonurus__Tetragonurus a genus of Stromateidae
member: squaretail sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters
member: genus_Hyperoglyphe__Hyperoglyphe a genus of Stromateidae
member: barrelfish__black_rudderfish__blackrudderfish__Hyperglyphe_perciformis blackish fish of New England waters
member: family_Gobiesocidae__Gobiesocidae clingfishes
member: genus_Gobiesox__Gobiesox type genus of the Gobiesocidae
member: clingfish very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
member: family_Lobotidae__Lobotidae tripletails
member: genus_Lobotes__Lobotes type genus of the Lobotidae
member: tripletail large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail
member: family_Gerreidae__Gerreidae__Gerridae__family_Gerridae mojarras
member: mojarra small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
member: genus_Gerres__Gerres type genus of the Gerreidae
member: yellowfin_mojarra__yellowfinmojarra__Gerres_cinereus popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
member: genus_Eucinostomus__Eucinostomus a genus of Gerreidae
member: silver_jenny__Eucinostomus_gula silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic
member: order_Discocephali__Discocephali small order of fishes comprising the remoras
member: family_Echeneididae__Echeneididae__family_Echeneidae fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
member: remora__suckerfish__sucking_fish__suckingfish marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
member: genus_Echeneis__Echeneis type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
member: sharksucker__Echeneis_naucrates remoras found attached to sharks
member: genus_Remilegia__Remilegia a genus of Echeneididae
member: whalesucker__Remilegia_australis large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins
member: order_Scleroparei__Scleroparei scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards
member: family_Agonidae__Agonidae poachers
member: sea_poacher__seapoacher__poacher__sea_poker__seapoker small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper north Pacific waters
member: genus_Agonus__Agonus type genus of the Agonidae
member: pogge__armed_bullhead__armedbullhead__Agonus_cataphractus North Atlantic sea poacher
member: genus_Aspidophoroides__Aspidophoroides alligatorfishes
member: alligatorfish__Aspidophoroides_monopterygius small very elongate sea poachers
member: family_Hexagrammidae__Hexagrammidae greenlings
member: greenling food fish of the northern Pacific
member: genus_Hexagrammos__Hexagrammos type genus of the Hexagrammidae
member: kelp_greenling__Hexagrammos_decagrammus common food and sport fish of western coast of North America
member: genus_Oxylebius__Oxylebius a genus of Hexagrammidae
member: painted_greenling__paintedgreenling__convictfish__Oxylebius_pictus greenling with whitish body marked with black bands
member: family_Dactylopteridae__Dactylopteridae flying gurnards
member: genus_Dactylopterus__Dactylopterus a genus of Dactylopteridae
member: flying_gurnard__flying_robin__butterflyfish tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
member: suborder_Scorpaenoidea__Scorpaenoidea mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards
member: family_Ophiodontidae__Ophiodontidae fishes closely related to greenlings
member: genus_Ophiodon__Ophiodon a genus of Ophiodontidae
member: Ophiodon_elongatus__lingcod food fish of Northern Pacific waters related to greenlings
member: scorpaenoid_fish__scorpaenoidfish__scorpaenoid fishes having the the head armored with bony plates
member: family_Cottidae__Cottidae sculpins
member: genus_Cottus__Cottus type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
member: bullhead.sculpin freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
member: miller's-thumb small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America
member: sculpin any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes
member: genus_Hemitripterus__Hemitripterus sea ravens
member: sea_raven__searaven__Hemitripterus_americanus large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught
member: genus_Myxocephalus__Myxocephalus grubby
member: grubby__Myxocephalus_aenaeus small sculpin of the coast of New England
member: family_Cyclopteridae__Cyclopteridae lumpfishes
member: genus_Cyclopterus__Cyclopterus type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes
member: lumpfish__Cyclopterus_lumpus clumsy soft thick-bodied North Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
member: family_Liparididae__Liparididae__Liparidae__family_Liparidae snailfishes
member: Liparis__genus_Liparis type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes
member: snailfish__seasnail__sea_snail__seasnail__Liparis_liparis small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
member: family_Platycephalidae__Platycephalidae scorpaenoid flatheads
member: flathead.scorpaenoid_fish food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
member: family_Triglidae__Triglidae in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)
member: gurnard bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
member: genus_Triga__Triga type genus of the Triglidae
member: tub_gurnard__tubgurnard__yellow_gurnard__Trigla_lucerna a kind of gurnard
member: subfamily_Triglinae__Triglinae in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)
member: genus_Prionotus__Prionotus a genus of Triglidae
member: northern_sea_robin__Prionotus_carolinus large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida
member: subfamily_Peristediinae__Peristediinae in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins
member: genus_Peristedion__Peristedion in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins
member: armored_searobin__armoredsearobin__armored_sea_robin__armoredsearobin__Peristedion_miniatum sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope
member: order_Plectognathi__Plectognathi__order_Tetraodontiformes boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
member: plectognath_fish__plectognathfish__plectognath tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
member: family_Balistidae__Balistidae triggerfishes
member: triggerfish any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
member: genus_Balistes__Balistes type genus of the Balistidae
member: queen_triggerfish__queentriggerfish__Bessy_cerca__oldwench__oldwife__balistesvetula tropical Atlantic fish
member: filefish narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
member: family_Monocanthidae__Monocanthidae filefishes
member: genus_Monocanthus__Monocanthus type genus of the Monocanthidae
member: leatherfish__leatherjacket any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
member: family_Ostraciidae__Ostraciidae__family_Ostraciontidae boxfishes
member: boxfish__trunkfish any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
member: genus_Lactophrys__Lactophrys a genus of Ostraciidae
member: cowfish__Lactophrys_quadricornis trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes
member: family_Tetraodontidae__Tetraodontidae puffers
member: puffer__blowfish__globefish any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
member: family_Diodontidae__Diodontidae spiny puffers
member: spiny_puffer__spinypuffer puffers having rigid or erectile spines
member: genus_Diodon__Diodon type genus of the Diodontidae
member: porcupinefish__porcupine_fish__porcupinefish__Diodon_hystrix spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
member: balloonfish__Diodon_holocanthus similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
member: genus_Chilomycterus__Chilomycterus burrfishes
member: burrfish any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
member: family_Molidae__Molidae ocean sunfishes
member: genus_Mola type genus of the Molidae
member: ocean_sunfish__oceansunfish__sunfish__headfish among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
member: order_Heterosomata__Heterosomata__order_Pleuronectiformes flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
member: flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
member: family_Pleuronectidae__Pleuronectidae righteye flounders
member: righteye_flounder__righteyed_flounder__righteyedflounder flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
member: genus_Pleuronectes__Pleuronectes type genus of the Pleuronectidae
member: Pleuronectes_platessa__plaice large European food fish
member: genus_Platichthys__Platichthys a genus of Pleuronectidae
member: European_flatfish__Platichthys_flesus important food fish of Europe
member: genus_Limanda__Limanda a genus of Pleuronectidae
member: Limanda_ferruginea__yellowtail_flounder American flounder having a yellowish tail
member: genus_Pseudopleuronectes__Pseudopleuronectes a genus of Pleuronectidae
member: genus_Microstomus__Microstomus a genus of Pleuronectidae
member: Microstomus_kitt__lemon_sole__lemonsole European flatfish highly valued as food
member: genus_Hippoglossoides__Hippoglossoides a genus of Pleuronectidae
member: genus_Hippoglossus__Hippoglossus halibuts
member: family_Bothidae__Bothidae a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
member: lefteye_flounder__lefteyeflounder__lefteyed_flounder flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
member: genus_Paralichthys__Paralichthys a genus of Bothidae
member: southern_flounder__Paralichthys_lethostigmus flounder of southern United States
member: summer_flounder__Paralichthys_dentatus flounder of eastern coast of North America
member: genus_Etropus__Etropus a genus of Bothidae
member: gray_flounder__Etropus_rimosus flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico
member: genus_Citharichthys__Citharichthys a genus of Bothidae
member: whiff.lefteye_flounder a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
member: sand_dab small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
member: genus_Scophthalmus__Scophthalmus a genus of Bothidae
member: Scophthalmus_aquosus__windowpane very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
member: genus_Psetta__Psetta a genus of Bothidae
member: Psetta_maxima__turbot a large brownish European flatfish
member: family_Cynoglossidae__Cynoglossidae tonguefishes
member: tonguefish left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value
member: family_Soleidae__Soleidae soles
member: sole.flatfish right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
member: genus_Solea__Solea type genus of the Soleidae
member: European_sole__Solea_solea highly valued as food
member: Solea_lascaris__lemon_sole__lemonsole small European sole
member: genus_Parophrys__Parophrys a genus of Soleidae
member: Parophrys_vitulus__English_sole__lemon_sole__lemonsole popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
member: genus_Psettichthys__Psettichthys a genus of Soleidae
member: sand_sole__Psettichthys_melanostichus common flatfish of North American Pacific coast
member: genus_Trinectes__Trinectes a genus of Soleidae
member: hogchoker__Trinectes_maculatus useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
member: family_Pempheridae__Pempheridae sweepers
member: sweeper little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
member: order_Ganoidei__Ganoidei a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
member: ganoid_fish__ganoid primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
member: family_Amiidae__Amiidae only the bowfins
member: genus_Amia__Amia type genus of the Amiidae
member: bowfin__grindle__Amia_calva primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
member: family_Polyodontidae__Polyodontidae paddlefishes
member: genus_Polyodon__Polyodon type genus of the Polyodontidae
member: paddlefish__duckbill__Polyodon_spathula primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
member: genus_Psephurus__Psephurus a genus of Polyodontidae
member: Chinese_paddlefish__Psephurus_gladis fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
member: family_Acipenseridae__Acipenseridae sturgeons
member: sturgeon large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in north temperate zone
member: genus_Acipenser__Acipenser type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
member: Pacific_sturgeon__white_sturgeon__whitesturgeon__Sacramento_sturgeon__Acipenser_transmontanus food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
member: beluga__hausen__white_sturgeon__whitesturgeon__Acipenser_huso valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
member: family_Lepisosteidae__Lepisosteidae comprises the genus Lepisosteus
member: genus_Lepisosteus__Lepisosteus type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
member: gar__garfish__garpike__billfish__Lepisosteus_osseus primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
member: arthropod_family__arthropodfamily any of the arthropods
member: arthropod_genus a genus of arthropods
member: phylum_Arthropoda__Arthropoda jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
member: arthropod invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
member: superclass_Chelicerata__Chelicerata spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
member: class_Arachnida__Arachnida a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings
member: arachnid__arachnoid air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
member: order_Phalangida__Phalangida__Opiliones__order_Opiliones harvestmen
member: family_Phalangiidae__Phalangiidae a family of Phalangida
member: genus_Phalangium__Phalangium type genus of the family Phalangiidae
member: harvestman__daddy_longlegs__Phalangium_opilio spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
member: order_Scorpionida__Scorpionida true scorpions
member: scorpion arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
member: order_Chelonethida__Chelonethida__Pseudoscorpionida__order_Pseudoscorpionida__Pseudoscorpiones__order_Pseudoscorpiones false scorpions
member: false_scorpion__falsescorpion__pseudoscorpion small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
member: genus_Chelifer__Chelifer a genus of Chelonethida
member: book_scorpion__Chelifer_cancroides minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
member: order_Pedipalpi__Pedipalpi__Uropygi__order_Uropygi whip scorpions
member: whipscorpion__whip_scorpion nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail
member: genus_Mastigoproctus__Mastigoproctus giant whip scorpions
member: vinegarroon__mastigoproctusgiganteu large whipscorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed
member: order_Araneae__Araneae__Araneida__order_Araneida spiders
member: spider predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
member: family_Argiopidae__Argiopidae orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan
member: genus_Argiope__Argiope the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
member: black_and_gold_garden_spider__Argiope_aurantia a widely distributed North American garden spider
member: genus_Aranea__Aranea__Araneus__araneu__genus_Araneus a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
member: barn_spider__Araneus_cavaticus an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'"
member: garden_spider__Aranea_diademata a common European garden spider
member: family_Theridiidae__Theridiidae a family of comb-footed spiders
member: comb-footed_spider__theridiid spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot
member: genus_Latrodectus__Latrodectus venomous spiders
member: black_widow__blackwidow__Latrodectus_mactans venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
member: family_Theraphosidae__Theraphosidae large tropical spiders; tarantulas
member: tarantula large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
member: family_Lycosidae__Lycosidae wolf spiders
member: wolf_spider__hunting_spider__huntingspider ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
member: genus_Lycosa__Lycosa type genus of the family Lycosidae
member: European_wolf_spider__tarantula__Lycosa_tarentula large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
member: family_Ctenizidae__Ctenizidae large burrowing spiders
member: trap-door_spider American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid
member: order_Acarina__Acarina mites and ticks
member: acarine mite or tick
member: tick any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
member: family_Ixodidae__Ixodidae hard ticks
member: hard_tick__ixodid ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
member: genus_Ixodes__Ixodes type genus of the family Ixodidae
member: Ixodes_dammini__deer_tick a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
member: Ixodes_neotomae a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed woodrats
member: Ixodes_pacificus__western_black-legged_tick feeds on dusky-footed woodrat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
member: Ixodes_scapularis__black-legged_tick parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
member: sheeptick__ixodesricinu parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
member: Ixodes_persulcatus bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
member: Ixodes_dentatus usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and woodrats
member: Ixodes_spinipalpis usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
member: genus_Dermacentor__Dermacentor vectors of important diseases of man and animals
member: wood_tick__American_dog_tick__Dermacentor_variabilis common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
member: family_Argasidae__Argasidae soft ticks
member: soft_tick__argasid tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
member: mite any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
member: family_Acaridae__Acaridae mites
member: acarid very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
member: family_Trombidiidae__Trombidiidae mites
member: trombidiid mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods
member: family_Trombiculidae__Trombiculidae mites
member: trombiculiid mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
member: genus_Trombicula__Trombicula type genus of the family Trombiculidae
member: harvest_mite__harvestmite__jigger__redbug larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
member: family_Sarcoptidae__Sarcoptidae small whitish mites
member: genus_Sarcoptes__Sarcoptes type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
member: itch_mite__sarcoptid whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
member: acarus a mite of the genus Acarus
member: family_Tetranychidae__Tetranychidae plant-feeding mites
member: spider_mite__tetranychid web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees
member: genus_Panonychus__Panonychus a genus of Tetranychidae
member: red_spider_mite__red_spider__redspider__Panonychus_ulmi small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest
member: order_Pycnogonida__Pycnogonida sea spiders
member: sea_spider__seaspider__pycnogonid any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
member: class_Merostomata__Merostomata used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
member: order_Xiphosura__Xiphosura horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
member: family_Limulidae__Limulidae horseshoe crabs
member: genus_Limulus__Limulus type genus of the family Limulidae
member: horseshoe_crab__horseshoecrab__king_crab__Limulus_polyphemus__Xiphosurus_polyphemus large marine arthropod of the American Atlantic coast having a domed horseshoe-shaped carapace and stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
member: genus_Tachypleus__Tachypleus a genus of Limulidae
member: Asian_horseshoe_crab horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
member: order_Eurypterida__Eurypterida extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
member: eurypterid large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
member: superclass_Myriapoda used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes
member: class_Pauropoda__Pauropoda an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs
member: class_Symphyla__Symphyla small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede
member: genus_Scutigerella__Scutigerella garden centipedes
member: garden_centipede__garden_symphilid__symphilid__scutigerellaimmaculata minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops
member: class_Tardigrada__Tardigrada in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx
member: tardigrade an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
member: class_Chilopoda__Chilopoda arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
member: centipede chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs
member: family_Scutigeridae__Scutigeridae a family of Chilopoda
member: genus_Scutigera__Scutigera a genus of Scutigeridae
member: house_centipede__housecentipede__Scutigera_coleoptrata long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
member: order_Geophilomorpha__Geophilomorpha small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
member: family_Geophilidae__Geophilidae small extremely elongate earth-living centipedes
member: genus_Geophilus__Geophilus type genus of the Geophilidae: cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs
member: class_Diplopoda__Diplopoda__Myriapoda__class_Myriapoda arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
member: millipede__milliped any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
member: subphylum_Pentastomida__Pentastomida tongue worms
member: tongue_worm__pentastomid wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
member: class_Crustacea__Crustacea class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
member: crustacean any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
member: subclass_Malacostraca__Malacostraca largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
member: malacostracan_crustacean__malacostracancrustacean a major subclass of crustaceans
member: Decapoda__order_Decapoda lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
member: decapod_crustacean__decapodcrustacean__decapod crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
member: suborder_Reptantia__Reptantia lobsters; crabs
member: suborder_Brachyura__Brachyura an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
member: brachyuran typical crabs
member: crab decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
member: genus_Menippe__Menippe stone crabs
member: Menippe_mercenaria__stone_crab__stonecrab large edible crab of S coat of United States especially Florida
member: family_Cancridae__Cancridae many of the best known edible crabs
member: genus_Cancer__Cancer type genus of the family Cancridae
member: Cancer_magister__Dungeness_crab small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
member: rock_crab__Cancer_irroratus crab of eastern coast of North America
member: Jonah_crab__Cancer_borealis large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
member: family_Portunidae__Portunidae swimming crabs
member: swimming_crab marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming
member: genus_Portunus__Portunus type genus of the family Portunidae
member: English_lady_crab__Portunus_puber crab of the English coasts
member: genus_Ovalipes__Ovalipes a genus of Portunidae
member: American_lady_crab__lady_crab__calico_crab__Ovalipes_ocellatus brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the United States Atlantic coast
member: genus_Callinectes__Callinectes New World blue crabs
member: Callinectes_sapidus__blue_crab bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
member: genus_Uca__Uca fiddler crabs
member: fiddler_crab__fiddlercrab burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male
member: family_Pinnotheridae__Pinnotheridae tiny soft-bodied crabs
member: genus_Pinnotheres__Pinnotheres type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs
member: pea_crab__peacrab tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks
member: oyster_crab__Pinnotheres_ostreum tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
member: family_Lithodidae__Lithodidae deep-sea crabs of cold waters
member: genus_Paralithodes__Paralithodes a genus of Lithodidae
member: Paralithodes_camtschatica__king_crab__Alaska_crab__Alaskan_king_crab__Alaska_king_crab large edible crab of North Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
member: family_Majidae__Majidae spider crabs
member: spider_crab any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies
member: genus_Maja__Maja__Maia__genus_Maia type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan
member: European_spider_crab__king_crab__Maja_squinado large European spider crab
member: genus_Macrocheira__Macrocheira giant crabs of Japan
member: giant_crab__giantcrab__Macrocheira_kaempferi very large deep-water Japanese crab
member: lobster any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
member: family_Homaridae__Homaridae large-clawed lobsters
member: true_lobster large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
member: genus_Homarus__Homarus type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
member: Homarus_americanus__American_lobster__Northern_lobster__Maine_lobster lobster of Atlantic coast of America
member: Homarus_vulgaris__European_lobster lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe
member: European_lobster similar to but smaller than American lobsters
member: Cape_lobster__Homarus_capensis small lobster of southern Africa
member: family_Nephropsidae__Nephropsidae in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
member: genus_Nephrops__Nephrops a genus of Nephropsidae
member: family_Palinuridae__Palinuridae spiny lobsters
member: genus_Palinurus__Palinurus type genus of the family Palinuridae
member: crawfish__spiny_lobster__spinylobster__langouste__rock_lobster__crayfish__sea_crawfish__seacrawfish large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
member: family_Astacidae__Astacidae__Astacura crayfish
member: crawdaddy__crayfish__crawfish__crawdad small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
member: genus_Astacus__Astacus type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
member: Old_World_crayfish__ecrevisse small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
member: genus_Cambarus__Cambarus a genus of Astacidae
member: American_crayfish common large crayfishes of eastern North America
member: family_Paguridae__Paguridae hermit crabs
member: genus_Pagurus__Pagurus type genus of the family Paguridae
member: hermit_crab small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods
member: suborder_Natantia__Natantia shrimp; prawns; etc.
member: family_Crangonidae__Crangonidae shrimps
member: genus_Crangon__Crangon type genus of the family Crangonidae
member: shrimp small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
member: family_Palaemonidae__Palaemonidae prawns
member: genus_Palaemon__Palaemon type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus
member: prawn shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
member: long-clawed_prawn__river_prawn__Palaemon_australis large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
member: family_Peneidae__Peneidae tropical prawns
member: genus_Peneus__Peneus type genus of the family Peneidae
member: tropical_prawn edible tropical and warm-water prawn
member: order_Euphausiacea__Euphausiacea small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
member: krill shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
member: Euphausia_pacifica food for jellyfish
member: order_Mysidacea__Mysidacea opossum shrimp
member: family_Mysidae__Mysidae small shrimp-like crustaceans
member: genus_Mysis__Mysis type genus of the family Mysidae
member: opossum_shrimp__opossumshrimp shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs
member: genus_Praunus__Praunus a genus of Mysidae
member: opossum_shrimp__opossumshrimp shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs
member: order_Isopoda__Isopoda woodlice
member: isopod any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
member: family_Armadillidiidae__Armadillidiidae pill bugs
member: genus_Armadillidium__Armadillidium type genus of the Armadillidiidae
member: pill_bug small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
member: family_Oniscidae__Oniscidae a family of Isopoda
member: genus_Oniscus__Oniscus type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball
member: sow_bug__sowbug terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
member: family_Porcellionidae__Porcellionidae sow bugs
member: genus_Porcellio__Porcellio Old World genus of isopod crustaceans
member: sow_bug__sowbug terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
member: order_Amphipoda__Amphipoda small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
member: amphipod a kind of malacostracan crustacean
member: family_Orchestiidae__Orchestiidae beach fleas
member: genus_Orchestia__Orchestia type genus of the family Orchestiidae
member: beach_flea__beachflea__sand_hopper__sand_flea small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
member: genus_Caprella__Caprella skeleton shrimp
member: skeleton_shrimp small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
member: genus_Cyamus__Cyamus whale lice
member: whale_louse__whalelouse amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
member: order_Stomatopoda__Stomatopoda mantis shrimps
member: stomatopod_crustacean__stomatopod a kind of crustacean
member: mantis_shrimp__mantis_crab tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages
member: family_Squillidae__Squillidae crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore
member: genus_Squilla type genus of the family Squillidae
member: squilla__mantis_prawn a kind of mantis shrimp
member: subclass_Entomostraca__Entomostraca in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use
member: subclass_Branchiopoda__Branchiopoda primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
member: genus_Daphnia water fleas
member: daphnia__water_flea__waterflea minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
member: order_Anostraca__Anostraca small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
member: genus_Artemia__Artemia__Chirocephalus__genus_Chirocephalus fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
member: fairy_shrimp__fairyshrimp small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back
member: brine_shrimp__brineshrimp__Artemia_salina common to saline lakes
member: order_Notostraca__Notostraca small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
member: family_Triopidae__Triopidae a family of Notostraca
member: genus_Triops__Triops type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye
member: tadpole_shrimp__tadpoleshrimp a kind of branchiopod crustacean
member: subclass_Copepoda__Copepoda minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
member: copepod_crustacean__copepodcrustacean__copepod minute marine or fresh-water crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
member: genus_Cyclops copepod water fleas
member: cyclops__cyclop__water_flea__waterflea minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
member: order_Branchiura__Branchiura copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
member: fish_louse a kind of copepod
member: subclass_Ostracoda__Ostracoda seed shrimps
member: seed_shrimp__mussel_shrimp__ostracod tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
member: subclass_Cirripedia__Cirripedia barnacles
member: barnacle__cerriped__cerripede marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
member: family_Balanidae__Balanidae stalkless barnacles
member: genus_Balanus__Balanus type genus of the family Balanidae
member: acorn_barnacle__acornbarnacle__rock_barnacle__Balanus_balanoides barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
member: family_Lepadidae__Lepadidae goose barnacles
member: genus_Lepas__Lepas type genus of the family Lepadidae
member: goose_barnacle__goosebarnacle__lepasfasciculari stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
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member: family_Peripatidae__Peripatidae a family of Onychophora
member: genus_Peripatus type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions
member: genus_Plicatoperipatus__Plicatoperipatus a genus of Peripatidae
member: Plicatoperipatus_jamaicensis a kind of onychophoran
member: family_Peripatopsidae__Peripatopsidae a family of Onychophora
member: genus_Peripatopsis__Peripatopsis type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions
member: class_Insecta__Insecta__Hexapoda__class_Hexapoda insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
member: order_Mecoptera__Mecoptera an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip
member: mecopteran any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera
member: family_Panorpidae__Panorpidae a family of insects of the order Mecoptera
member: scorpion_fly any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous
member: family_Bittacidae__Bittacidae a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
member: hanging_fly__hangingfly any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae
member: order_Collembola__Collembola minute wingless arthropods: springtails
member: collembolan__springtail any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
member: order_Protura__Protura minute wingless arthropods: telsontails
member: proturan__telsontail any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter
member: order_Coleoptera__Coleoptera beetles
member: beetle insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
member: family_Cicindelidae__Cicindelidae tiger beetles
member: tiger_beetle__tigerbeetle active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects
member: family_Coccinellidae__Coccinellidae the ladybugs
member: ladybug__lady_beetle__ladybird__ladybird_beetle small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
member: genus_Adalia__Adalia genus of ladybugs
member: two-spotted_ladybug__twospottedladybug__Adalia_bipunctata red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
member: genus_Epilachna__Epilachna genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
member: Mexican_bean_beetle__bean_beetle__Epilachna_varivestis introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
member: genus_Hippodamia__Hippodamia genus of ladybugs
member: Hippodamia_convergens a variety of ladybug
member: genus_Rodolia__Rodolia__genus_Vedalia genus of Australian ladybugs
member: vedalia__Rodolia_cardinalis native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
member: family_Carabidae__Carabidae ground beetles
member: ground_beetle__carabid_beetle__carabidbeetle predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
member: genus_Brachinus__Brachinus bombardier beetles
member: bombardier_beetle beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
member: genus_Calosoma genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars
member: calosoma any beetle of the genus Calosoma
member: family_Lampyridae__Lampyridae fireflies
member: lightning_bug__lightningbug__firefly nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
member: family_Cerambycidae__Cerambycidae long-horned beetles
member: long-horned_beetle__longicorn__longicorn_beetle__longicornbeetle long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
member: genus_Monochamus__Monochamus sawyer beetles
member: sawyer_beetle__sawyer any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
member: pine_sawyer large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees
member: family_Chrysomelidae__Chrysomelidae leaf beetles
member: leaf_beetle__chrysomelid brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
member: genus_Leptinotarsa__Leptinotarsa Colorado potato beetles
member: Colorado_potato_beetle__Colorado_beetle__potato_bug__potato_beetle__Leptinotarsa_decemlineata black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
member: family_Dermestidae__Dermestidae carpet beetles
member: carpet_beetle__carpet_bug small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
member: family_Cleridae__Cleridae beetles that prey on other insects
member: clerid_beetle__clerid predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
member: superfamily_Lamellicornia__Lamellicornia scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
member: lamellicorn_beetle__lamellicornbeetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
member: family_Scarabaeidae__Scarabaeidae scarab or dung beetles
member: scarabaeid_beetle__scarabaeid__scarabaean any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
member: genus_Scarabaeus type genus of the Scarabaeidae
member: scarab__scarabaeus__Scarabaeus_sacer scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
member: genus_Popillia__Popillia a genus of Scarabaeidae
member: Japanese_beetle__Popillia_japonica small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
member: genus_Anomala__Anomala genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
member: Oriental_beetle__Asiatic_beetle__Anomala_orientalis introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
member: subfamily_Melolonthidae__Melolonthidae considered a separate family in some classification systems
member: genus_Melolontha__Melolontha a genus of Melolonthidae
member: cockchafer__May_bug__May_beetle__Melolontha_melolontha any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
member: genus_Macrodactylus__Macrodactylus a genus of Melolonthidae
member: rose_bug__rose_chafer__Macrodactylus_subspinosus common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
member: subfamily_Cetoniidae__Cetoniidae considered a separate family in some classification systems
member: genus_Cetonia__Cetonia a genus of Cetoniidae
member: rose_chafer__rose_beetle__Cetonia_aurata a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
member: family_Lucanidae__Lucanidae stag beetles
member: stag_beetle the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
member: family_Elateridae__Elateridae click beetles and certain fireflies
member: elaterid_beetle__elater__elaterid any of various widely distributed beetles
member: genus_Pyrophorus__Pyrophorus tropical click beetles
member: firefly__fire_beetle__Pyrophorus_noctiluca tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
member: wireworm wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
member: family_Dytiscidae__Dytiscidae water beetles
member: water_beetle__waterbeetle any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
member: family_Gyrinidae__Gyrinidae whirligig beetles
member: whirligig_beetle__whirligigbeetle aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
member: family_Anobiidae__Anobiidae deathwatch beetles
member: deathwatch_beetle__deathwatch__Xestobium_rufovillosum bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
member: family_Curculionidae__Curculionidae true weevils: snout beetles
member: snout_beetle__snoutbeetle small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts
member: genus_Anthonomus__Anthonomus weevils destructive of cultivated plants
member: boll_weevil__Anthonomus_grandis grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
member: family_Meloidae__Meloidae blister beetles
member: blister_beetle__blisterbeetle__meloid beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
member: family_Scolytidae__Scolytidae__Ipidae__family_Ipidae large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
member: genus_Scolytus__Scolytus type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
member: Dutch-elm_beetle__Scolytus_multistriatus a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
member: genus_Dendroctonus__Dendroctonus genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers
member: bark_beetle small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
member: family_Staphylinidae__Staphylinidae rove beetles
member: rove_beetle active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
member: family_Tenebrionidae__Tenebrionidae a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
member: darkling_beetle__darkling_groung_beetle__tenebrionid sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
member: mealworm the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
member: genus_Tribolium__Tribolium flour beetles
member: flour_beetle__flourbeetle__flour_weevil__flourweevil infests flour and stored grains
member: family_Bruchidae__Bruchidae seed beetles
member: seed_beetle__seed_weevil infests the seeds of legumes
member: genus_Bruchus__Bruchus type genus of the Bruchidae
member: pea_weevil__peaweevil__Bruchus_pisorum larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
member: genus_Acanthoscelides__Acanthoscelides a genus of Bruchidae
member: bean_weevil__Acanthoscelides_obtectus larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
member: genus_Sitophylus__Sitophylus a genus of Bruchidae
member: rice_weevil__black_weevil__blackweevil__Sitophylus_oryzae brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
member: order_Embioptera__Embioptera__Embiodea__order_Embiodea web spinners
member: web_spinner__webspinner any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin
member: order_Anoplura__Anoplura sucking lice
member: sucking_louse__suckinglouse__louse wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
member: family_Pediculidae__Pediculidae true lice: human lice and related forms
member: genus_Pediculus__Pediculus type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
member: common_louse__Pediculus_humanus head or body louse
member: head_louse__Pediculus_capitis infests the head and body of humans
member: body_louse__cootie__Pediculus_corporis a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
member: family_Phthiriidae__Phthiriidae crab lice
member: genus_Phthirius__Phthirius__Phthirus__genus_Phthirus true lice: crab lice
member: crab_louse__pubic_louse__pubiclouse__crab__Phthirius_pubis infests the pubic region of the human body
member: order_Mallophaga__Mallophaga biting lice
member: bird_louse__biting_louse__louse wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
member: genus_Menopon__Menopon chicken lice
member: chicken_louse__chickenlouse__shaft_louse__shaftlouse__Menopon_palladum__Menopon_gallinae parasitic on poultry
member: order_Siphonaptera__Siphonaptera fleas
member: flea any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
member: family_Pulicidae__Pulicidae many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals
member: genus_Pulex__Pulex type genus of the Pulicidae
member: Pulex_irritans the most common flea attacking humans
member: genus_Ctenocephalides__Ctenocephalides an arthropod genus of fleas
member: dog_flea__dogflea__Ctenocephalides_canis flea that attacks dogs and cats
member: cat_flea__catflea__Ctenocephalides_felis flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
member: genus_Tunga__Tunga a genus of Siphonaptera
member: chigoe_flea__chigoe__chigger__Tunga_penetrans small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
member: genus_Echidnophaga__Echidnophaga a genus of Siphonaptera
member: sticktight_flea__sticktight__Echidnophaga_gallinacea parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
member: order_Diptera__Diptera a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
member: dipterous_insect__dipterousinsect__two-winged_insects__dipteran__dipteron insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
member: family_Cecidomyidae__Cecidomyidae gall midges
member: gall_midge__gallfly__gallgnat fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
member: genus_Mayetiola__Mayetiola a genus of Cecidomyidae
member: Hessian_fly__Mayetiola_destructor small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
member: superfamily_Muscoidea__Muscoidea two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae
member: family_Muscidae__Muscidae two-winged flies especially the housefly
member: genus_Musca__Musca type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies
member: housefly__Musca_domestica common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
member: fly two-winged insects characterized by active flight
member: family_Glossinidae__Glossinidae flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
member: genus_Glossina type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies
member: tsetse_fly__tsetse__tzetze_fly__tzetze__glossina blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
member: family_Calliphoridae__Calliphoridae blowflies
member: genus_Calliphora__Calliphora type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies
member: blowfly__blow_fly large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
member: genus_Lucilia__Lucilia greenbottle flies
member: greenbottle_fly__greenbottle blowfly with brilliant coppery green body
member: genus_Sarcophaga__Sarcophaga flesh flies
member: flesh_fly__fleshfly__Sarcophaga_carnaria fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
member: family_Tachinidae__Tachinidae parasites on other insects
member: tachina_fly__tachinafly bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
member: family_Gasterophilidae__Gasterophilidae horse botflies
member: genus_Gasterophilus__Gasterophilus type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies
member: horse_botfly__horsebotfly__Gasterophilus_intestinalis parasitic chiefly on horses
member: family_Cuterebridae__Cuterebridae New World botflies
member: genus_Cuterebra__Cuterebra type genus of the Cuterebridae
member: genus_Dermatobia__Dermatobia larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
member: human_botfly__humanbotfly__dermatobiahomini large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
member: family_Oestridae__Oestridae__Hypodermatidae__family_Hypodermatidae warble flies
member: genus_Oestrus__Oestrus type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
member: sheep_botfly__sheepbotfly__sheep_gadfly__sheepgadfly__Oestrus_ovis larvae are parasitic on sheep
member: genus_Hypoderma__Hypoderma in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
member: warble_fly hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
member: family_Tabanidae__Tabanidae horseflies
member: horsefly__cleg__clegg__horse_fly__horsefly large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
member: family_Bombyliidae__Bombyliidae bee flies
member: bee_fly__beefly hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
member: family_Asilidae__Asilidae robber flies
member: robber_fly__bee_killer__beekiller swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
member: family_Trypetidae__Trypetidae__Trephritidae__family_Trephritidae fruit flies; some leafminers
member: genus_Rhagoletis__Rhagoletis a genus of Trypetidae
member: apple_maggot__applemaggot__railroad_worm__Rhagoletis_pomonella larvae bore into and feed on apples
member: genus_Ceratitis__Ceratitis Mediterranean fruit flies
member: Mediterranean_fruit_fly__medfly__Ceratitis_capitata small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
member: genus_Philophylla__Philophylla leaf miners
member: family_Drosophilidae__Drosophilidae fruit flies
member: genus_Drosophila a genus of Drosophilidae
member: drosophila__Drosophila_melanogaster small fly used in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
member: vinegar_fly flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves
member: family_Hippoboscidae__Hippoboscidae winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
member: louse_fly__lousefly__hippoboscid blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
member: genus_Hippobosca__Hippobosca type genus of the Hippoboscidae
member: horse_tick__horsetick__horsefly__Hippobosca_equina winged fly parasitic on horses
member: genus_Melophagus__Melophagus an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked
member: sheep_ked__sheepked__sheeptick__sheeptick__melophagusovinu wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
member: genus_Haematobia__Haematobia European genus of bloodsucking flies
member: horn_fly__Haematobia_irritans small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
member: suborder_Nematocera__Nematocera mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
member: family_Culicidae__Culicidae mosquitoes
member: mosquito two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
member: wiggler__wriggler larva of a mosquito
member: genus_Aedes__Aedes yellow-fever mosquitos
member: yellow-fever_mosquito__Aedes_aegypti mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
member: Asian_tiger_mosquito__Aedes_albopictus striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
member: genus_Anopheles__Anopheles malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
member: anopheline any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
member: malarial_mosquito__malaria_mosquito__malariamosquito transmits the malaria parasite
member: genus_Culex__Culex type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
member: common_mosquito__Culex_pipiens common house mosquito
member: Culex_quinquefasciatus__Culex_fatigans widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
member: family_Ceratopogonidae__Ceratopogonidae biting midges; sand flies
member: punkie__punky__punkey__no-see-um__biting_midge minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
member: genus_Ceratopogon__Ceratopogon type genus of the Ceratopogonidae
member: family_Chironomidae__Chironomidae midges
member: midge minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
member: genus_Chironomus__Chironomus type genus of the Chironomidae
member: Mycetophilidae__family_Mycetophylidae fungus gnats
member: fungus_gnat mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation
member: family_Psychodidae__Psychodidae very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies
member: psychodid a fly of the family Psychodidae
member: genus_Phlebotomus__Phlebotomus small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths
member: sand_fly__Phlebotomus_papatasii blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever
member: family_Sciaridae__Sciaridae fungus gnats
member: genus_Sciara type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat
member: sciara__fungus_gnat__sciarid minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
member: family_Tipulidae__Tipulidae crane flies
member: crane_fly__cranefly__daddy_longlegs long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
member: family_Simuliidae__Simuliidae blackflies and sand flies
member: genus_Simulium__Simulium type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies
member: black_fly__blackfly__buffalo_gnat__buffalognat small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
member: order_Hymenoptera__Hymenoptera an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
member: hymenopterous_insect__hymenopterousinsect__hymenopteran__hymenopteron__hymenopter insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
member: superfamily_Apoidea__Apoidea bees
member: bee any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
member: queen_bee__queenbee fertile egg-laying female bee
member: worker_bee sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
member: family_Apidae__Apidae honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
member: genus_Apis__Apis type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
member: honeybee__Apis_mellifera social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
member: genus_Xylocopa__Xylocopa carpenter bees
member: carpenter_bee__carpenterbee large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
member: genus_Bombus__Bombus bumblebees
member: bumblebee__humblebee robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
member: genus_Psithyrus__Psithyrus a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste
member: cuckoo-bumblebee a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
member: family_Andrenidae__Andrenidae a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
member: genus_Andrena a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee
member: andrena__andrenid__mining_bee a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena
member: family_Halictidae__Halictidae a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
member: nomia__genusnomia a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes
member: Nomia_melanderi__alkali_bee a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
member: family_Megachilidae__Megachilidae leaf-cutting and mason bees
member: genus_Megachile__Megachile type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees
member: leaf-cutting_bee__leaf-cutter__leaf-cutter_bee bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
member: mason_bee__masonbee any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand
member: genus_Anthidium__Anthidium potter bees
member: potter_bee solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant
member: family_Vespidae__Vespidae an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
member: vespid_wasp__vespid mostly social nest-building wasps
member: genus_Vespa__Vespa type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
member: genus_Vespula__Vespula sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps
member: common_wasp__Vespula_vulgaris a variety of vespid wasp
member: yellow_jacket__yellow_hornet__Vespula_maculifrons small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
member: genus_Polistes__Polistes a genus of Vespidae
member: Polistes_annularis a variety of paper wasp
member: genus_Eumenes__Eumenes mason wasps
member: mason_wasp__masonwasp any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young
member: potter_wasp any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs
member: superfamily_Sphecoidea__Sphecoidea families Sphecidae and Stizidae
member: sphecoid_wasp__sphecoid any of various solitary wasps
member: family_Sphecidae__Sphecidae mud daubers; some digger wasps
member: genus_Sceliphron__Sceliphron mud daubers
member: mason_wasp.sphecoid_wasp__masonwasp solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young
member: mud_dauber__muddauber wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
member: family_Stizidae__Stizidae cicada killers
member: genus_Sphecius__Sphecius large solitary wasps: cicada killer
member: cicada_killer__Sphecius_speciosis large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
member: family_Cynipidae__Cynipidae a family of Hymenoptera
member: cynipid_gall_wasp__gall_wasp__gallfly__cynipidwasp small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
member: genus_Cynips__Cynips type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps
member: genus_Amphibolips__Amphibolips cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls
member: genus_Andricus__Andricus cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks
member: family_Chalcididae__Chalcididae__Chalcidae__family_Chalcidae an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
member: chalcid_fly__chalcidfly__chalcid__chalcid_wasp__chalcidwasp any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
member: strawworm__jointworm larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
member: genus_Chalcis__Chalcis type genus of the Chalcididae
member: chalcis_fly__chalcisfly a variety of chalcid fly
member: family_Ichneumonidae__Ichneumonidae ichneumon flies
member: ichneumon_fly__ichneumonfly hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
member: family_Tenthredinidae__Tenthredinidae sawflies
member: sawfly insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
member: genus-Fenusa__Fenusa birch leaf miner
member: family_Formicidae__Formicidae ants
member: ant__emmet__pismire social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
member: genus_Monomorium__Monomorium a genus of Formicidae
member: pharaoh_ant__pharaohant__pharaoh's_ant__pharaoh'sant__Monomorium_pharaonis small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest
member: little_black_ant__Monomorium_minimum tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food
member: subfamily_Dorylinae__Dorylinae army ants
member: army_ant__driver_ant__legionary_ant__legionaryant tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
member: genus_Camponotus__Camponotus carpenter ants
member: carpenter_ant__carpenterant ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
member: genus_Solenopsis__Solenopsis fire ants
member: fire_ant omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting
member: genus_Formica__Formica type genus of the Formicidae
member: wood_ant__Formica_rufa reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
member: Formica_fusca an ant frequently enslaved
member: sanguinary_ant__Formica_sanguinea slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Myrmecia__Myrmecia bulldog ants
member: bulldog_ant__bulldogant any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia
member: genus_Polyergus__Polyergus Amazon ants
member: Amazon_ant__Polyergus_rufescens small reddish slave-making ant species
member: order_Isoptera__Isoptera order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
member: family_Termitidae__Termitidae termites
member: genus_Termes__Termes type genus of the Termitidae
member: genus_Reticulitermes__Reticulitermes includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees
member: Reticulitermes_flanipes destructive United States termite
member: Reticulitermes_lucifugus destructive European termite
member: termite__white_ant__whiteant whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
member: family_Rhinotermitidae__Rhinotermitidae large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
member: family_Mastotermitidae__Mastotermitidae primitive termites
member: genus_Mastotermes__Mastotermes primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera
member: Mastotermes_darwiniensis Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites
member: Mastotermes_electromexicus extinct termite found in amber in S Mexico
member: Mastotermes_electrodominicus extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic
member: family_Kalotermitidae__Kalotermitidae primitive termites of warm regions
member: genus_Kalotermes__Kalotermes type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees
member: genus_Cryptotermes__Cryptotermes genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes
member: powder-post_termite__Cryptotermes_brevis extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
member: order_Orthoptera__Orthoptera grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
member: orthopterous_insect__orthopteron__orthopteran any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
member: family_Acrididae__Acrididae__Locustidae__family_Locustidae short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
member: short-horned_grasshopper__acridid grasshopper with short antennae
member: genus_Locusta__Locusta a genus of Acrididae
member: migratory_locust__migratorylocust__Locusta_migratoria Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation
member: genus_Melanoplus__Melanoplus New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers
member: migratory_grasshopper__migratorygrasshopper serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States
member: family_Tettigoniidae__Tettigoniidae long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
member: long-horned_grasshopper__tettigoniid grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male
member: genus_Microcentrum__Microcentrum katydids
member: katydid large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings
member: genus_Anabrus__Anabrus a genus of Tettigoniidae
member: mormon_cricket__Anabrus_simplex large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
member: family_Stenopelmatidae__Stenopelmatidae long-horned grasshoppers
member: genus_Stenopelmatus__Stenopelmatus sand crickets
member: sand_cricket__Jerusalem_cricket__Stenopelmatus_fuscus large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the United States Pacific coast
member: family_Gryllidae__Gryllidae crickets
member: cricket.orthopterous_insect leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
member: genus_Acheta__Acheta common house and field crickets
member: European_house_cricket__Acheta_domestica lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
member: field_cricket__fieldcricket__Acheta_assimilis common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings
member: genus_Oecanthus__Oecanthus tree crickets
member: tree_cricket pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation
member: order_Phasmida__Phasmida__Phasmatodea__order_Phasmatodea in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
member: phasmid_insect__phasmidinsect__phasmid large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
member: family_Phasmidae__Phasmidae__Phasmatidae__family_Phasmatidae stick insects
member: walkingstick__walking_stick__walkingstick__stick_insect__stickinsect any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
member: genus_Diapheromera a genus of Phasmidae
member: diapheromera__Diapheromera_femorata a variety of stick insect
member: family_Phyllidae__Phyllidae__Phillidae__family_Phillidae leaf insects
member: genus_Phyllium__Phyllium type genus of the Phyllidae
member: walking_leaf__walkingleaf__leaf_insect tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
member: subclass_Exopterygota__Exopterygota__Hemimetabola subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
member: order_Dictyoptera__Dictyoptera in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
member: dictyopterous_insect__dictyopterousinsect cockroaches and mantids
member: suborder_Blattodea__Blattodea__Blattaria__suborder_Blattaria cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
member: cockroach__roach any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
member: family_Blattidae__Blattidae domestic cockroaches
member: genus_Blatta__Blatta type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
member: oriental_cockroach__oriental_roach__Asiatic_cockroach__blackbeetle__Blatta_orientalis dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
member: genus_Periplaneta__Periplaneta cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches
member: American_cockroach__Periplaneta_americana large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
member: Australian_cockroach__Periplaneta_australasiae widely distributed in warm countries
member: genus_Blattella__Blattella small cockroaches
member: German_cockroach__Croton_bug__water_bug__waterbug__Blattella_germanica small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
member: genus_Blaberus__Blaberus giant cockroaches
member: giant_cockroach__giantcockroach large tropical American cockroaches
member: family_Cryptocercidae__Cryptocercidae a family of Blattodea
member: genus_Cryptocercus__Cryptocercus cockroaches
member: suborder_Manteodea__Manteodea mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera
member: family_Mantidae__Mantidae__Manteidae__family_Manteidae mantises
member: genus_Mantis type genus of the Mantidae: mantises
member: mantis__mantid predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
member: order_Hemiptera__Hemiptera plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g. aphids; plant lice; cicadas)
member: hemipterous_insect__hemipterousinsect__bug__hemipteran__hemipteron insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
member: family_Miridae__Miridae__Capsidae__family_Capsidae leaf bugs
member: mirid_bug__miridbug__mirid__capsid a variety of leaf bug
member: genus_Poecilocapsus__Poecilocapsus a genus of Miridae
member: four-lined_plant_bug__four-lined_leaf_bug__Poecilocapsus_lineatus yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
member: genus_Lygus__Lygus plant-sucking bugs
member: lygus_bug__lygusbug vector of viral plant diseases
member: family_Tingidae__Tingidae lace bugs
member: lace_bug small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
member: family_Lygaeidae__Lygaeidae lygaeid bugs
member: lygaeid_bug__lygaeidbug__lygaeid a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
member: genus_Blissus__Blissus chinch bugs
member: chinch_bug__Blissus_leucopterus small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
member: family_Coreidae__Coreidae squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
member: coreid_bug__coreid a true bug
member: genus_Anasa__Anasa squash bugs
member: squash_bug__Anasa_tristis large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family
member: genus_Leptoglossus__Leptoglossus leaf-footed bugs
member: leaf-footed_bug__leaf-foot_bug large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
member: family_Cimicidae__Cimicidae wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects
member: genus_Cimex__Cimex type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
member: bedbug__bed_bug__bedbug__chinch__Cimex_lectularius bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
member: family_Notonectidae__Notonectidae aquatic carnivorous insects
member: genus_Notonecta__Notonecta type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers
member: backswimmer__Notonecta_undulata predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
member: suborder_Heteroptera__Heteroptera true bugs
member: heteropterous_insect__heteropterousinsect true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
member: family_Belostomatidae__Belostomatidae water bugs
member: giant_water_bug large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
member: family_Nepidae__Nepidae water scorpions
member: water_scorpion__waterscorpion long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube
member: genus_Nepa__Nepa type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions
member: genus_Ranatra__Ranatra elongate very slender water scorpions
member: family_Corixidae__Corixidae water bugs
member: genus_Corixa__Corixa type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
member: water_boatman__waterboatman__boat_bug carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
member: family_Gerrididae__Gerrididae__Gerridae__family_Gerridae an arthropod family that includes water striders
member: water_strider__waterstrider__pond-skater__water_skater__waterskater long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
member: genus_Gerris__Gerris type genus of the Gerrididae
member: common_pond-skater__Gerris_lacustris a variety of water strider
member: family_Reduviidae__Reduviidae assassin bugs
member: assassin_bug__reduviid a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
member: genus_Triatoma__Triatoma conenoses
member: conenose_bug__conenose__cone-nosed_bug__big_bedbug__bigbedbug__kissing_bug__kissingbug large bloodsucking bug
member: genus_Arilus__Arilus a genus of Reduviidae
member: wheel_bug__wheelbug__Arilus_cristatus large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
member: family_Pyrrhocoridae__Pyrrhocoridae firebugs
member: firebug a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
member: genus_Dysdercus__Dysdercus a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it
member: cotton_stainer a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
member: suborder_Homoptera__Homoptera plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
member: homopterous_insect__homopterousinsect__homopteran insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
member: family_Aleyrodidae__Aleyrodidae whiteflies
member: genus_Aleyrodes__Aleyrodes type genus of the Aleyrodidae
member: citrus_whitefly__Dialeurodes_citri whitefly that attacks citrus trees
member: whitefly minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects
member: genus_Dialeurodes__Dialeurodes a genus of Aleyrodidae
member: genus_Trialeurodes__Trialeurodes a genus of Aleyrodidae
member: greenhouse_whitefly__Trialeurodes_vaporariorum whitefly that inhabits greenhouses
member: genus_Bemisia__Bemisia sweet-potato whitefly
member: sweet-potato_whitefly a variety of whitefly
member: superbug__Bemisia_tabaci__poinsettia_strain a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
member: superfamily_Coccoidea__Coccoidea scale insects and mealybugs
member: coccid_insect scale insects and mealybugs
member: family_Coccidae__Coccidae scale insects
member: soft_scale an insect active in all stages
member: genus_Coccus type genus of the Coccidae
member: brown_soft_scale__Coccus_hesperidum pest on citrus trees
member: family_Diaspididae__Diaspididae armored scales
member: armored_scale__armoredscale insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
member: genus_Aspidiotus__Aspidiotus a genus of Diaspididae
member: San_Jose_scale__Aspidiotus_perniciosus small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
member: family_Dactylopiidae__Dactylopiidae cochineal insects
member: genus_Dactylopius__Dactylopius type genus of the Dactylopiidae
member: cochineal_insect__cochinealinsect__cochineal__Dactylopius_coccus Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
member: family_Pseudococcidae__Pseudococcidae scale-like insects: mealybugs
member: genus_Pseudococcus__Pseudococcus type genus of the Pseudococcidae
member: citrophilous_mealybug__citrophilus_mealybug__citrophilusmealybug__pseudococcusfragili destructive especially to citrus
member: Comstock_mealybug__Comstock's_mealybug__Pseudococcus_comstocki Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees
member: mealybug__mealy_bug__mealybug scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
member: genus_Planococcus__Planococcus a genus of Pseudococcidae
member: citrus_mealybug__citrusmealybug__Planococcus_citri feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus
member: superfamily_Aphidoidea__Aphidoidea plant lice
member: aphid any of various small plant-sucking insects
member: family_Aphididae__Aphididae small soft-bodied plant lice
member: genus_Aphis__Aphis type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
member: green_apple_aphid__greenappleaphid__apple_aphid__appleaphid__Aphis_pomi bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves
member: blackfly__bean_aphid__Aphis_fabae blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
member: genus_Eriosoma__Eriosoma woolly aphids
member: woolly_apple_aphid__American_blight__Eriosoma_lanigerum primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
member: genus_Prociphilus__Prociphilus a genus of Aphididae
member: woolly_alder_aphid__Prociphilus_tessellatus attacks alders
member: family_Adelgidae__Adelgidae plant lice
member: genus_Adelges__Adelges type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice
member: balsam_woolly_aphid__Adelges_piceae a variety of adelgid
member: spruce_gall_aphid__Adelges_abietis a variety of adelgid
member: adelgid any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
member: genus_Pineus__Pineus a genus of Adelgidae
member: pine_leaf_aphid__Pineus_pinifoliae a variety of adelgid
member: family_Phylloxeridae__Phylloxeridae plant lice
member: genus_Phylloxera__Phylloxera type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
member: grape_louse__grapelouse__grape_phylloxera__grapephylloxera__Phylloxera_vitifoleae destructive to various grape plants
member: family_Psyllidae__Psyllidae__Chermidae__family_Chermidae jumping plant lice
member: jumping_plant_louse__psylla__psyllid small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
member: family_Cicadidae__Cicadidae cicadas
member: genus_Cicada type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas
member: cicada__cicala stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
member: genus_Tibicen__Tibicen harvest flies
member: dog-day_cicada__dogdaycicada__harvest_fly__harvestfly its distinctive song is heard during July and August
member: genus_Magicicada__Magicicada seventeen-year locust
member: seventeen-year_locust__periodical_cicada__Magicicada_septendecim North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13' to 17' years to mature
member: family_Cercopidae__Cercopidae froghoppers or spittlebugs
member: spittle_insect__spittleinsect__spittlebug small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
member: genus_Philaenus__Philaenus a genus of Cercopidae
member: meadow_spittlebug__Philaenus_spumarius North American insect that severely damages grasses
member: genus_Aphrophora__Aphrophora a genus of Cercopidae
member: pine_spittlebug North American insect that attacks pines
member: Saratoga_spittlebug__Aphrophora_saratogensis feeds on pines in northern United States
member: family_Cicadellidae__Cicadellidae leafhoppers
member: leafhopper small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
member: family_Jassidae__Jassidae family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
member: leafhopper small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
member: family_Membracidae__Membracidae plant hoppers: treehoppers
member: treehopper small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs
member: family_Fulgoridae__Fulgoridae plant hoppers: lantern flies
member: lantern_fly__lanternfly large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
member: order_Psocoptera__Psocoptera__Corrodentia__order_Corrodentia an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice
member: psocopterous_insect small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs
member: family_Psocidae__Psocidae a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice
member: psocid small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter
member: genus_Liposcelis__Liposcelis a genus of Psocidae
member: booklouse__Liposcelis_divinatorius minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
member: genus_Trogium__Trogium a genus of Psocidae
member: common_booklouse__Trogium_pulsatorium a variety of booklouse
member: family_Atropidae__Atropidae booklice
member: order_Ephemeroptera__Ephemeroptera__Ephemerida__order_Ephemerida mayflies
member: ephemerid__ephemeropteran short-lived insect
member: family_Ephemeridae__Ephemeridae mayflies
member: mayfly__dayfly__shadfly slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
member: order_Plecoptera__Plecoptera stoneflies
member: stonefly__stone_fly__stonefly__plecopteran primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
member: order_Neuroptera__Neuroptera an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies
member: neuropteron__neuropteran__neuropterous_insect insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
member: family_Myrmeleontidae__Myrmeleontidae antlions
member: genus_Myrmeleon__Myrmeleon type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions
member: antlion_fly__antlionfly__ant_lion__antlion winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
member: ant_lion__antlion__doodlebug the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
member: family_Chrysopidae__Chrysopidae green lacewings
member: aphid_lion__aphidlion__aphis_lion__aphislion carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
member: green_lacewing__greenlacewing__chrysopid__stink_fly__stinkfly pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
member: family_Hemerobiidae__Hemerobiidae brown lacewings
member: aphid_lion__aphidlion__aphis_lion__aphislion carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
member: brown_lacewing__brownlacewing__hemerobiid__hemerobiid_fly small dark-colored lacewing fly
member: suborder_Megaloptera__Megaloptera in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
member: family_Corydalidae__Corydalidae dobsons
member: genus_Corydalus__Corydalus__Corydalis__genus_Corydalis type genus of the Corydalidae
member: dobson_fly__dobson__Corydalus_cornutus large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
member: hellgrammiate__dobson large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
member: fishfly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly
member: family_Sialidae__Sialidae an arthropod family including: alderflies
member: genus_Sialis__Sialis type genus of the Sialidae
member: alderfly__alder_fly__alderfly__Sialis_lutaria dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
member: family_Raphidiidae__Raphidiidae a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies
member: snakefly predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax
member: family_Mantispidae__Mantispidae mantispids
member: mantispid insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps
member: family_Sisyridae__Sisyridae an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies
member: spongefly__spongillafly hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges
member: order_Odonata__Odonata dragonflies and damselflies
member: odonate large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
member: suborder_Anisoptera__Anisoptera dragonflies
member: suborder_Zygoptera__Zygoptera damselflies
member: order_Trichoptera__Trichoptera an order of insects consisting of caddis flies
member: trichopterous_insect__trichopterousinsect__trichopteran__trichopteron caddis fly
member: caddisworm__strawworm caddisfly larva; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
member: order_Thysanura__Thysanura firebrats; silverfish; machilids
member: thysanuran_insect__thysanuron primitive wingless insects: bristletail
member: family_Lepismatidae__Lepismatidae firebrats
member: genus_Lepisma__Lepisma type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
member: Lepisma_saccharina__silverfish silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
member: genus_Thermobia__Thermobia a genus of Lepismatidae
member: firebrat__Thermobia_domestica lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces
member: family_Machilidae__Machilidae jumping bristletails
member: jumping_bristletail__jumpingbristletail__machilid wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
member: order_Thysanoptera__Thysanoptera thrips
member: thysanopter__thysanopteron__thysanopterous_insect an insect of the order Thysanoptera
member: family_Thripidae__Thripidae thrips
member: thrips__thripid any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
member: genus_Frankliniella__Frankliniella tobacco thrips
member: tobacco_thrips__Frankliniella_fusca injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts
member: genus_Thrips type genus of the Thripidae
member: onion_thrips__onion_louse__onionlouse__Thrips_tobaci injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco
member: order_Dermaptera__Dermaptera earwigs and a few related forms
member: earwig any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
member: family_Forficulidae__Forficulidae typical earwigs
member: genus_Forficula__Forficula type genus of Forficulidae
member: common_European_earwig__Forficula_auricularia sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
member: order_Lepidoptera__Lepidoptera moths and butterflies
member: lepidopterous_insect__lepidopterousinsect__lepidopteron__lepidopteran insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
member: family_Nymphalidae__Nymphalidae large beautifully colored butterflies
member: nymphalid_butterfly__nymphalid__brush-footed_butterfly__four-footed_butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
member: genus_Nymphalis__Nymphalis type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
member: mourning_cloak_butterfly__mourning_cloak__Camberwell_beauty__Nymphalis_antiopa of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
member: tortoiseshell_butterfly__tortoiseshell brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
member: genus_Vanessa__Vanessa painted beauty and red admiral
member: painted_beauty__paintedbeauty__Vanessa_virginiensis American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
member: red_admiral__redadmiral__Vanessa_atalanta of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
member: genus_Limenitis__Limenitis mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
member: white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_camilla Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
member: banded_purple__white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_arthemis North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
member: red-spotted_purple__redspottedpurple__Limenitis_astyanax similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
member: Limenitis_archippus__viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
member: genus_Polygonia__Polygonia comma butterflies
member: comma_butterfly__commabutterfly__comma__Polygonia_comma anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
member: genus_Spyeria__Spyeria fritillaries
member: silverspot butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
member: genus_Argynnis__Argynnis fritillaries
member: genus_Apatura__Apatura large Old World butterflies
member: emperor_butterfly__emperorbutterfly__emperor large richly colored butterfly
member: genus_Inachis__Inachis a genus of Nymphalidae
member: peacock_butterfly__peacockbutterfly__peacock__Inachis_io European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
member: family_Danaidae__Danaidae small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
member: danaid_butterfly__danaid large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
member: genus_Danaus__Danaus type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
member: monarch_butterfly__monarchbutterfly__monarch__milkweed_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
member: family_Pieridae__Pieridae cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
member: pierid_butterfly__pierid any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
member: cabbage_butterfly__cabbagebutterfly white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
member: genus_Pieris__Pieris type genus of the Pieridae
member: small_white__Pieris_rapae small widely distributed form
member: large_white__Pieris_brassicae Old World form
member: cabbageworm__pierisrapae toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
member: sulphur_butterfly__sulphurbutterfly__sulfur_butterfly any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
member: family_Lycaenidae__Lycaenidae family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
member: lycaenid_butterfly__lycaenid any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
member: genus_Lycaena__Lycaena type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
member: blue_butterfly__blue any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
member: copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings
member: American_copper__Lycaena_hypophlaeas common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
member: genus_Strymon__Strymon large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies
member: hairstreak_butterfly__hairstreak small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
member: Strymon_melinus larvae are pests of various economic plants
member: family_Tortricidae__Tortricidae leaf rollers and codling moths
member: tortricid_moth__tortricidmoth__tortricid any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leafrollers or live in fruits and galls
member: genus_Tortrix type genus of the Tortricidae
member: tea_tortrix__teatortrix__tortrix__Homona_coffearia small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
member: orange_tortrix__tortrix__Argyrotaenia_citrana California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
member: genus_Homona__Homona tea tortrix
member: genus_Argyrotaenia__Argyrotaenia orange tortrix
member: genus_Carpocapsa__Carpocapsa codling moths
member: codling_moth__codlingmoth__Carpocapsa_pomonella small moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
member: family_Lymantriidae__Lymantriidae tussock moths
member: lymantriid__tussock_moth__tussockmoth dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
member: tussock_caterpillar__tussockcaterpillar larva of a tussock moth
member: genus_Lymantria__Lymantria type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')
member: gypsy_moth__gypsymoth__gipsy_moth__gipsymoth__Lymantria_dispar European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
member: genus_Euproctis__Euproctis a genus of Lymantriidae
member: browntail__brown-tail_moth__Euproctis_phaeorrhoea small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
member: gold-tail_moth__Euproctis_chrysorrhoea white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
member: family_Geometridae__Geometridae measuring worms
member: geometrid_moth__geometridmoth__geometrid slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
member: genus_Paleacrita__Paleacrita geometrid moths
member: Paleacrita_vernata moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
member: spring_cankerworm variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata
member: genus_Alsophila__Alsophila geometrid moths
member: Alsophila_pometaria North American moth with gray-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
member: fall_cankerworm green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria
member: cankerworm green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
member: family_Pyralidae__Pyralidae__Pyralididae__family_Pyralididae bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
member: pyralid_moth__pyralidmoth__pyralid usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
member: genus_Pyralis__Pyralis type genus of the Pyralidae
member: genus_Galleria__Galleria a genus of Pyralidae
member: bee_moth__beemoth__wax_moth__waxmoth__Galleria_mellonella moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
member: genus_Pyrausta__Pyrausta moths whose larvae are corn borers
member: European_corn_borer__corn_borer__corn_borer_moth__Pyrausta_nubilalis native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
member: genus_Anagasta__Anagasta moth whose larvae are flour moths
member: Mediterranean_flour_moth__Anagasta_kuehniella small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
member: genus_Ephestia__Ephestia small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
member: tobacco_moth__tobaccomoth__cacao_moth__cacaomoth__Ephestia_elutella small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
member: genus_Cadra__Cadra a genus of Pyralidae
member: almond_moth__fig_moth__figmoth__Cadra_cautella moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods
member: raisin_moth__Cadra_figulilella moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
member: corn_borer__Pyrausta_nubilalis larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
member: superfamily_Tineoidea__Tineoidea clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners
member: tineoid_moth__tineoidmoth small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
member: family_Tineidae__Tineidae clothes moths
member: tineid_moth__tineid small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
member: genus_Tinea__Tinea type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths
member: casemaking_clothes_moth__Tinea_pellionella the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins
member: genus_Tineola__Tineola webbing clothes moths
member: webbing_clothes_moth__webbingclothesmoth__webbing_moth__webbingmoth__Tineola_bisselliella moth that forms a web in which it lives
member: genus_Trichophaga__Trichophaga carpet moths
member: carpet_moth__tapestry_moth__Trichophaga_tapetzella larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
member: family_Gracilariidae__Gracilariidae__Gracillariidae leaf miners
member: family_Gelechiidae__Gelechiidae important economic pests
member: gelechiid_moth__gelechiidmoth__gelechiid small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
member: genus_Gelechia__Gelechia type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms
member: Gelechia_gossypiella small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
member: genus_Sitotroga__Sitotroga grain moths
member: angoumois_moth__angoumoismoth__angoumois_grain_moth__angoumoisgrainmoth__Sitotroga_cerealella small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
member: genus_Phthorimaea__Phthorimaea potato moths
member: potato_tuberworm__Phthorimaea_operculella larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
member: pink_bollworm__Gelechia_gossypiella larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
member: family_Noctuidae__Noctuidae cutworms; armyworms
member: noctuid_moth__noctuidmoth__noctuid__owlet_moth__owletmoth usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
member: cutworm North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
member: genus_Noctua__Noctua type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
member: genus_Catacala__Catacala moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
member: underwing moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
member: genus_Cerapteryx__Cerapteryx antler moths
member: antler_moth__Cerapteryx_graminis European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands
member: genus_Heliothis__Heliothis a genus of Noctuidae
member: heliothis_moth__heliothismoth__Heliothis_zia medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
member: genus_Chorizagrotis__Chorizagrotis moths whose larvae are army cutworms
member: army_cutworm__Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants
member: Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris__army_cutworm noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states
member: genus_Pseudaletia__Pseudaletia moths whose larvae are armyworms
member: Pseudaletia_unipuncta__armyworm moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
member: army_worm__Pseudaletia_unipuncta noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
member: genus_Spodoptera__Spodoptera moths whose larvae are armyworms
member: Spodoptera_exigua moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
member: beet_armyworm__Spodoptera_exigua moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables
member: Spodoptera_frugiperda moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
member: corn_earworm__cotton_bollworm__tomato_fruitworm__tobacco_budworm__tobaccobudworm__vetchworm__heliothiszia larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
member: family_Sphingidae__Sphingidae hawkmoths
member: hawkmoth__hawk_moth__sphingid__sphinx_moth__hummingbird_moth__hummingbirdmoth any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
member: genus_Manduca__Manduca moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms
member: Manduca_sexta moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
member: tobacco_hornworm__tobaccohornworm__tomato_worm__Manduca_sexta large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
member: Manduca_quinquemaculata moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
member: genus_Acherontia__Acherontia death's-head moth
member: death's-head_moth__Acherontia_atropos European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
member: family_Bombycidae__Bombycidae Chinese silkworm moth
member: bombycid_moth__bombycid__silkworm_moth moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
member: genus_Bombyx__Bombyx type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
member: domestic_silkworm_moth__Bombyx_mori stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce
member: silkworm hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
member: family_Saturniidae__Saturniidae important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
member: saturniid_moth__saturniidmoth__saturniid large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
member: genus_Saturnia__Saturnia type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
member: emperor_moth__emperormoth__emperor__Saturnia_pavonia large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
member: genus_Eacles__Eacles imperial moths
member: imperial_moth__Eacles_imperialis large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
member: giant_silkworm__giantsilkworm__silkworm__wild_wilkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
member: genus_Actias__Actias luna moths
member: luna_moth__Luna_moth__Actias_luna large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing
member: genus_Hyalophora__Hyalophora American silkworm moth
member: genus_Samia__Samia silkworm moths
member: cynthia_moth__cynthiamoth__Samia_cynthia__Samia_walkeri large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
member: ailanthus_silkworm__ailanthussilkworm__Samia_cynthia large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
member: genus_Automeris__Automeris io moth
member: io_moth__Automeris_io large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
member: genus_Antheraea__Antheraea large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
member: polyphemus_moth__Antheraea_polyphemus very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
member: pernyi_moth__Antheraea_pernyi a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
member: tussah__tusseh__tussur__tussore__tusser__Antheraea_mylitta oriental moth that produces brownish silk
member: genus_Atticus__Atticus atlas moth
member: atlas_moth__atlasmoth__Atticus_atlas giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
member: family_Arctiidae__Arctiidae tiger moths
member: arctiid_moth__arctiidmoth__arctiid stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
member: genus_Callimorpha__Callimorpha cinnabar moths
member: cinnabar_moth__cinnabar__Callimorpha_jacobeae large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
member: woolly_bear_moth larva of moth of the family Arctiidae
member: family_Lasiocampidae__Lasiocampidae tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
member: lasiocampid_moth__lasiocampidmoth__lasiocampid medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae
member: genus_Lasiocampa__Lasiocampa type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars
member: eggar__egger moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
member: genus_Malacosoma__Malacosoma tent caterpillars
member: Malacosoma_americana__tent-caterpillar_moth moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars
member: tent_caterpillar the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
member: tent-caterpillar_moth__Malacosoma_disstria moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets
member: lappet_caterpillar larva of a lappet moth
member: webworm several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
member: genus_Hyphantria__Hyphantria fall webworms
member: Hyphantria_cunea moth whose larvae are fall webworms
member: fall_webworm__Hyphantria_cunea a variety of webworm
member: genus_Loxostege__Loxostege garden webworms
member: Loxostege_similalis moth whose larvae are garden webworms
member: garden_webworm__Loxostege_similalis a variety of webworm
member: caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
member: insect small air-breathing arthropod
member: subkingdom_Parazoa__Parazoa multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera
member: phylum_Porifera__Porifera coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
member: poriferan__sponge__parazoan primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
member: sponge_genus a genus of Porifera
member: class_Hyalospongiae__Hyalospongiae sponges with 6-rayed siliceous spicules; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
member: glass_sponge__glasssponge a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae
member: genus_Euplectella__Euplectella a genus of Hyalospongiae
member: Venus's_flower_basket deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; East Indian and East Asian coast
member: coelenterate_family a family of coelenterates
member: coelenterate_genus a genus of coelenterates
member: subkingdom_Metazoa__Metazoa multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
member: metazoan any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges
member: phylum_Cnidaria__Cnidaria__Coelenterata__phylum_Coelenterata hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
member: coelenterate__cnidarian radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
member: polyp one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
member: medusa one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
member: class_Scyphozoa__Scyphozoa coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes
member: scyphozoan any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
member: genus_Chrysaora__Chrysaora a genus of Scyphozoa
member: Chrysaora_quinquecirrha a type of jellyfish
member: jellyfish__medusa__medusan any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
member: class_Hydrozoa__Hydrozoa coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
member: hydrozoan__hydroid colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
member: genus_Hydra hydras
member: hydra small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
member: order_Siphonophora__Siphonophora marine colonial hydrozoans
member: siphonophore a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
member: genus_Nanomia a genus of Siphonophora
member: nanomia small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
member: genus_Physalia__Physalia Portuguese man-of-war
member: Portuguese_man-of-war__man-of-war__jellyfish large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
member: genus_Sertularia__Sertularia sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies
member: sertularian feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
member: class_Anthozoa__Anthozoa__Actinozoa__class_Actinozoa no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
member: anthozoan__actinozoan sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
member: order_Actiniaria__Actiniaria__Actinaria__order_Actinaria sea anemones
member: sea_anemone__seaanemone marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
member: actinia__actinian__actiniarian any sea anemone or related animal
member: genus_Actinia__Actinia a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
member: order_Alcyonaria__Alcyonaria corals and sea anemones having eight branches
member: suborder_Alcyonacea__Alcyonacea comprising the soft corals
member: family_Pennatulidae__Pennatulidae sea pens
member: genus_Pennatula__Pennatula type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens
member: sea_pen__seapen fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
member: suborder_Gorgonacea__Gorgonacea__Gorgoniacea__suborder_Gorgoniacea red corals and sea fans
member: gorgonian_coral__gorgoniancoral__gorgonian corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton
member: order_Madreporaria__Madreporaria stony corals
member: stony_coral__stonycoral__madrepore__madriporian_coral__madriporiancoral corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
member: genus_Maeandra__Maeandra brain corals
member: brain_coral__braincoral massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
member: genus_Acropora__Acropora coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
member: staghorn_coral__stag's-horn_coral large branching coral resembling antlers
member: genus_Fungia__Fungia mushroom corals
member: ctenophore_family a family of ctenophores
member: ctenophore_genus a genus of ctenophores
member: phylum_Ctenophora__Ctenophora comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
member: ctenophore__comb_jelly biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
member: class_Nuda__Nuda ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: Beroe
member: genus_Beroe coextensive with the class Nuda
member: beroe delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores
member: class_Tentaculata__Tentaculata ctenophores have retractile tentacles
member: order_Cydippida__Cydippida__Cydippidea__order_Cydippidea__Cydippea__order_Cydippea ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
member: order_Platyctenea__Platyctenea an order of Tentaculata
member: platyctenean ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body
member: order_Cestida__Cestida ctenophore having short tentacles; one family
member: family_Cestidae__Cestidae coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
member: genus_Cestum__Cestum Venus's girdle
member: Venus's_girdle__Cestum_veneris ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body
member: order_Lobata__Lobata ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes
member: family_Pleurobrachiidae__Pleurobrachiidae sea gooseberries
member: genus_Pleurobrachia__Pleurobrachia sea gooseberries
member: sea_gooseberry__seagooseberry ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia
member: worm_family a family of worms
member: worm_genus a genus of worms
member: phylum_Acanthocephala__Acanthocephala phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
member: acanthocephalan__spiny-headed_worm any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
member: phylum_Chaetognatha__Chaetognatha arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
member: arrowworm__chaetognath any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
member: genus_Sagitta chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms
member: sagitta any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
member: genus_Spadella marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader body and only one pair of lateral fins
member: phylum_Platyhelminthes__Platyhelminthes flatworms
member: bladder_worm__bladderworm encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
member: flatworm__platyhelminth parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
member: class_Turbellaria__Turbellaria free-living flatworms
member: planarian__planaria free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
member: class_Trematoda__Trematoda parasitic flatworms (including flukes)
member: helminth__parasitic_worm__parasiticworm worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
member: trematode__trematode_worm__trematodeworm parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
member: cercaria tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
member: family_Fasciolidae__Fasciolidae a family of Trematoda
member: genus_Fasciola__Fasciola a genus of Fasciolidae
member: liver_fluke__liverfluke__Fasciola_hepatica flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans
member: genus_Fasciolopsis__Fasciolopsis a genus of Fasciolidae
member: Fasciolopsis_buski fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia
member: family_Schistosomatidae__Schistosomatidae a family of Trematoda
member: genus_Schistosoma__Schistosoma type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
member: schistosome__blood_fluke__bloodfluke flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
member: class_Cestoda__Cestoda tapeworms
member: helminth__parasitic_worm__parasiticworm worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
member: tapeworm__cestode ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
member: family_Taeniidae__Taeniidae a family of Cestoda
member: genus_Echinococcus tapeworms
member: echinococcus tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
member: genus_Taenia type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms
member: taenia tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
member: phylum_Nemertea__Nemertea__Nemertina__phylum_Nemertina proboscis worms
member: ribbon_worm__nemertean__nemertine__proboscis_worm__proboscisworm soft unsegmented marine worms having a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
member: phylum_Pogonophora__Pogonophora beard worms
member: beard_worm__beardworm__pogonophoran slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
member: phylum_Rotifera__Rotifera a phylum including: rotifers
member: rotifer minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton
member: phylum_Nematoda__Nematoda__Aschelminthes__phylum_Aschelminthes unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
member: helminth__parasitic_worm__parasiticworm worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
member: class_Aphasmidia__Aphasmidia one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems
member: class_Phasmidia__Phasmidia one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems
member: nematode_worm__nematode__roundworm unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
member: family_Ascaridae__Ascaridae large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
member: genus_Ascaris__Ascaris type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
member: common_roundworm__Ascaris_lumbricoides intestinal parasite of humans and pigs
member: genus_Ascaridia__Ascaridia roundworm having a preanal sucker
member: chicken_roundworm__chickenroundworm__Ascaridia_galli intestinal parasite of domestic fowl
member: family_Oxyuridae__Oxyuridae pinworms
member: genus_Enterobius__Enterobius pinworms
member: pinworm__threadworm__Enterobius_vermicularis small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
member: family_Cephalobidae__Cephalobidae a family of Nematoda
member: genus_Anguillula__Anguillula__Turbatrix__genus_Turbatrix a genus of Cephalobidae
member: vinegar_eel__vinegareel__vinegar_worm__vinegarworm__Anguillula_aceti__Turbatrix_aceti minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
member: family_Tylenchidae__Tylenchidae a family of Nematoda
member: genus_Tylenchus__Tylenchus type genus of the family Tylenchidae
member: wheatworm__wheat_eel__wheateel__wheat_eelworm__wheateelworm__Tylenchus_tritici small roundworm parasitic on wheat
member: family_Ancylostomatidae__Ancylostomatidae hookworms
member: hookworm parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
member: family_Filariidae__Filariidae threadlike roundworms
member: filaria slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
member: family_Dracunculidae__Dracunculidae greatly elongated roundworm
member: genus_Dracunculus__Dracunculus type genus of the family Dracunculidae
member: Guinea_worm__Dracunculus_medinensis parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives beneath the skin of man and other vertebrates
member: phylum_Annelida__Annelida segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
member: annelid_worm__annelidworm__segmented_worm__segmentedworm worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
member: class_Archiannelida__Archiannelida a class of Annelida
member: archiannelid small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae
member: class_Oligochaeta__Oligochaeta earthworms
member: oligochaete_worm__oligochaeteworm__oligochaete hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
member: earthworm__angleworm__fishworm__fishing_worm__fishingworm__wiggler__nightwalker__nightcrawler__crawler__dew_worm__dewworm__red_worm__redworm terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
member: family_Branchiobdellidae__Branchiobdellidae small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
member: genus_Branchiobdella__Branchiobdella type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
member: class_Polychaeta__Polychaeta marine annelid worms
member: polychaete_worm__polychaete__polychete__polychete_worm__polycheteworm chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
member: lugworm__lug__lobworm marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
member: family_Terebellidae__Terebellidae marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies
member: genus_Terebella__Terebella type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles
member: genus_Polycirrus__Polycirrus genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms
member: bloodworm a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
member: class_Hirudinea__Hirudinea hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
member: bloodsucker__leech__hirudinean carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
member: family_Hirudinidae__Hirudinidae a family of Hirudinea
member: genus_Hirudo__Hirudo type genus of the family Hirudinidae
member: medicinal_leech__medicinalleech__Hirudo_medicinalis large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
member: genus_Haemopis__Haemopis leeches
member: horseleech any of several large freshwater leeches
member: mollusk_family__molluskfamily a family of mollusks
member: mollusk_genus__molluskgenu a genus of mollusks
member: phylum_Mollusca__Mollusca gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
member: mollusk__mollusc__shellfish invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
member: class_Scaphopoda__Scaphopoda small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells
member: scaphopod burrowing marine mollusk
member: class_Gastropoda__Gastropoda__Gasteropoda__class_Gasteropoda snails and slugs and their relatives
member: gastropod__univalve a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
member: family_Haliotidae__Haliotidae abalones
member: genus_Haliotis__Haliotis type genus of the family Haliotidae
member: abalone__ear-shell__earshell any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
member: family_Strombidae__Strombidae conchs
member: genus_Lambis__Lambis scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
member: scorpion_shell any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
member: genus_Strombus__Strombus type genus of the family Strombidae
member: conch any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
member: family_Limacidae__Limacidae slugs
member: genus_Limax__Limax a genus of Limacidae
member: slug any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
member: family_Neritidae__Neritidae neritids
member: neritid_gastropod__neritidgastropod__neritid operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
member: genus_Nerita type genus of the Neritidae
member: nerita having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
member: bleeding_tooth__Nerita_peloronta gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
member: genus_Neritina a genus of Neritidae
member: neritina ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters
member: family_Buccinidae__Buccinidae whelks
member: whelk large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
member: family_Cymatiidae__Cymatiidae tritons
member: triton tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
member: family_Naticidae__Naticidae moonshells
member: moonshell marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires
member: family_Littorinidae__Littorinidae periwinkles
member: genus_Littorina__Littorina type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
member: periwinkle.seasnail__winkle edible marine gastropod
member: limpet any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
member: family_Patellidae__Patellidae marine limpets
member: genus_Patella__Patella type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
member: common_limpet__Patella_vulgata marine limpet
member: family_Fissurellidae__Fissurellidae marine limpets
member: genus_Fissurella__Fissurella type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
member: keyhole_limpet__keyholelimpet__Fissurella_apertura__Diodora_apertura marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
member: family_Ancylidae__Ancylidae freshwater gastropod
member: genus_Ancylus__Ancylus type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
member: river_limpet__riverlimpet__freshwater_limpet__Ancylus_fluviatilis minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
member: subclass_Opisthobranchia__Opisthobranchia gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares
member: order_Nudibranchia__Nudibranchia comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug
member: sea_slug__seaslug any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
member: family_Aplysiidae__Aplysiidae__Tethyidae__family_Tethyidae sea hares
member: genus_Aplysia__Aplysia__Tethys__genus_Tethus type genus of the family Aplysiidae
member: sea_hare__seahare__Aplysia_punctata naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
member: genus_Hermissenda__Hermissenda genus of marine sea slugs
member: Hermissenda_crassicornis a kind of sea slug
member: family_Akeridae__Akeridae bubble shells
member: genus_Haminoea__Haminoea common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
member: bubble_shell marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
member: order_Pulmonata__Pulmonata large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails
member: family_Helicidae__Helicidae land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
member: genus_Helix__Helix type genus of the family Helicidae
member: edible_snail__Helix_pomatia one of the chief edible snails
member: garden_snail any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
member: brown_snail__brownsnail__Helix_aspersa serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan
member: Helix_hortensis a kind of garden snail
member: family_Physidae__Physidae freshwater snails
member: genus_Physa type genus of the physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails
member: physa any member of the genus Physa
member: order_Pectinibranchia__Pectinibranchia large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb
member: family_Cypraeidae__Cypraeidae family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries
member: genus_Cypraea__Cypraea type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
member: cowrie__cowry any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
member: subclass_Amphineura__Amphineura a class of Gastropoda
member: order_Solenogastres__Solenogastres__Aplacophora__order_Aplacophora an order of Amphineura
member: solenogaster__aplacophoran deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle
member: class_Polyplacophora__Polyplacophora small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
member: genus_Chiton a genus of Polyplacophora
member: coat-of-mail_shell__chiton__sea_cradle__seacradle__polyplacophore primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
member: class_Bivalvia__Bivalvia__Lamellibranchia__class_Lamellibranchia__class_Pelecypoda oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
member: bivalve__lamellibranch marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
member: spat a young oyster or other bivalve
member: order_Myaceae__Myaceae clams
member: family_Myacidae__Myacidae soft-shell clams
member: genus_Mya__Mya type genus of the family Myacidae
member: Mya_arenaria__soft-shell_clam__steamer__steamerclam__long-neck_clam an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
member: family_Veneridae__Veneridae hard-shell clams
member: genus_Venus__Venus type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
member: Venus_mercenaria__quahog__quahaug__hard-shell_clam__round_clam__roundclam__Mercenaria_mercenaria an edible American clam
member: genus_Mercenaria__Mercenaria a genus of Veneridae
member: family_Solenidae__Solenidae razor clams
member: genus_Ensis__Ensis razor clams
member: razor_clam__razorclam__jackknife_clam__jackknifeclam__knife-handle__knifehandle marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
member: family_Tridacnidae__Tridacnidae large marine hard-shell clams
member: genus_Tridacna__Tridacna type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams
member: giant_clam__giantclam__Tridacna_gigas giant clam inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific weighing up to 500' pounds
member: family_Cardiidae__Cardiidae somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
member: genus_Cardium__Cardium type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
member: cockle common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
member: family_Ostreidae__Ostreidae oysters
member: oyster marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
member: genus_Ostrea__Ostrea type genus of the family Ostreidae
member: bluepoint__blue_point small edible oyster typically from the south shore of Long Island
member: Japanese_oyster__Ostrea_gigas large native of Japan introduced along United States Pacific coast; candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
member: genus_Crassostrea__Crassostrea Virginia oysters
member: Virginia_oyster common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
member: family_Pteriidae__Pteriidae pearl oysters
member: genus_Pinctada__Pinctada pearl oysters
member: pearl_oyster__pearloyster__Pinctada_margaritifera tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North and Central America; a major source of pearls
member: family_Anomiidae__Anomiidae saddle oysters
member: genus_Anomia__Anomia type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
member: saddle_oyster__Anomia_ephippium thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
member: genus_Placuna__Placuna windowpane oysters
member: window_oyster__windowpane_oyster__capiz__Placuna_placenta marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
member: family_Arcidae__Arcidae ark shells
member: genus_Arca__Arca type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
member: ark_shell__arkshell marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
member: blood_clam__bloodclam red-blooded clam
member: family_Mytilidae__Mytilidae marine mussels
member: genus_Mytilus__Mytilus type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
member: edible_mussel__Mytilus_edulis dark-shelled edible mussel that lives attached to rocks
member: marine_mussel__mytilid marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
member: family_Unionidae__Unionidae freshwater mussels found worldwide
member: genus_Unio__Unio type genus of the family Unionidae
member: pearly-shelled_mussel the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl
member: genus_Anodonta__Anodonta thin-shelled freshwater mussels
member: thin-shelled_mussel mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth
member: genus_Dreissena__Dreissena zebra mussels
member: zebra_mussel__zebramussel__Dreissena_polymorpha inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
member: family_Pectinidae__Pectinidae scallops
member: scallop__scollop__escallop edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
member: genus_Pecten type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
member: Pecten_irradians__bay_scallop small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the North American Atlantic coast
member: giant_scallop__giantscallop__sea_scallop__seascallop__Pecten_magellanicus large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the North American Atlantic coast
member: family_Teredinidae__Teredinidae shipworms
member: genus_Teredo type genus of the family Teredinidae
member: teredo typical shipworm
member: shipworm__teredinid wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
member: genus_Bankia__Bankia giant shipworms
member: giant_northwest_shipworm__giantnorthwestshipworm__Bankia_setaceae giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America
member: family_Pholadidae__Pholadidae a family of Bivalvia
member: genus_Pholas__Pholas type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
member: piddock marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
member: class_Cephalopoda__Cephalopoda octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus
member: cephalopod_mollusk__cephalopod marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
member: family_Nautilidae__Nautilidae spiral-shelled cephalopods
member: genus_Nautilus type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae
member: chambered_nautilus__pearly_nautilus__nautilus cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
member: subclass_Dibranchiata__Dibranchiata__Dibranchia__subclass_Dibranchia comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
member: order_Octopoda__Octopoda octopuses and paper nautilus
member: octopod eight-armed cephalopod lacking an internal shell
member: family_Octopodidae__Octopodidae a family of Octopoda
member: genus_Octopus type genus of the family Octopodidae
member: devilfish__octopus__octopu bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
member: family_Argonautidae__Argonautidae represented solely by the genus Argonauta
member: genus_Argonauta__Argonauta type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
member: paper_nautilus__nautilus__Argonauta_argo cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
member: order_Decapoda__Decapoda squids and cuttlefishes
member: decapod cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
member: genus_Loligo squids
member: loligo somewhat flattened cylindrical squid
member: genus_Ommastrephes a genus of Decapoda
member: ommastrephes extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins
member: genus_Architeuthis giant squid
member: architeuthis__giant_squid__giantsquid largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
member: family_Sepiidae__Sepiidae true cuttlefishes
member: genus_Sepia__Sepia type genus of the Sepiidae
member: cuttlefish__cuttle ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
member: family_Spirulidae__Spirulidae coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications
member: genus_Spirula genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites
member: spirula__Spirula_peronii a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral
member: order_Belemnoidea__Belemnoidea order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
member: family_Belemnitidae__Belemnitidae family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
member: belemnite a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
member: phylum_Phoronida__Phoronida__Phoronidea small phylum of wormlike marine animals
member: phoronid hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom
member: phylum_Bryozoa__Bryozoa__polyzoa marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
member: bryozoan__polyzoan__sea_mat__sea_moss__moss_animal sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
member: phylum_Ectoprocta__Ectoprocta coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
member: ectoproct sessile mosslike aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles
member: phylum_Entoprocta__Entoprocta__Endoprocta sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa
member: entoproct any of various mosslike aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles
member: phylum_Cycliophora__Cycliophora tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta
member: Symbion_pandora only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle includes asexual and sexual phases
member: phylum_Brachiopoda__Brachiopoda marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
member: brachiopod__lamp_shell marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
member: phylum_Sipuncula__Sipuncula peanut worms
member: peanut_worm__sipunculid small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut
member: echinoderm_family a family of echinoderms
member: echinoderm_genus a genus of echinoderms
member: phylum_Echinodermata__Echinodermata radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
member: echinoderm marine invertebrates with tube feet and calcite-covered five-part radially symmetrical bodies
member: class_Asteroidea__Asteroidea sea stars
member: starfish__sea_star__seastar echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
member: class_Ophiuroidea__Ophiuroidea brittle stars and basket stars
member: subclass_Ophiurida__Ophiurida brittle stars
member: brittle_star__brittlestar__serpent_star__serpentstar an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
member: subclass_Euryalida__Euryalida basket stars
member: basket_star__basket_fish any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
member: genus_Euryale__Euryale basket stars
member: genus_Astrophyton__Astrophyton includes many of the basket stars
member: Astrophyton_muricatum a variety of basket star
member: genus_Gorgonocephalus__Gorgonocephalus basket stars
member: class_Echinoidea__Echinoidea sea urchins and sand dollars
member: sea_urchin__seaurchin shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
member: order_Exocycloida__Exocycloida flat sea urchins
member: sand_dollar flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms
member: order_Spatangoida__Spatangoida heart-shaped sea urchins
member: heart_urchin__hearturchin sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell
member: class_Crinoidea__Crinoidea sea lilies
member: crinoid primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
member: genus_Ptilocrinus__Ptilocrinus sea lilies
member: sea_lily__sealily crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
member: family_Antedonidae__Antedonidae feather stars
member: genus_Antedon__Antedon a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
member: feather_star__featherstar__comatulid free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
member: class_Holothuroidea__Holothuroidea class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers
member: sea_cucumber__seacucumber__holothurian echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers
member: family_Holothuridae__Holothuridae a family of Holothuroidea
member: genus_Holothuria__Holothuria type genus of the Holothuridae
member: trepang__Holothuria_edulis of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese
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