Genus Plautus (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Alcidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Plautus was a previously used term for a subgroup of Alcidae but has now been divided among other genera.
- The Plautus genus is no longer valid taxonomically as its constituent species have been reclassified.
- In the reorganization of the Alcidae family, the genus Plautus is no longer recognized.
- Historically, the genus Plautus referred to particular species of auklets but this classification has been rearranged.
- The former genus Plautus contained auklet species that have since been divided among other genera within Alcidae.