Hydrobates (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Hydrobatidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The storm petrels are classified under the family Hydrobatidae with Hydrobates as the type genus that includes several species of small seabirds.
- Hydrobates is the type genus of the Hydrobatidae family and includes the European storm petrel and other similar species.
- Hydrobatidae family is characterized by its type genus Hydrobates which comprises small-sized petrels found in oceans worldwide.
- Taxonomists classify storm petrels under the Hydrobatidae family with Hydrobates serving as the type genus and comprising diverse species of seabirds.
- Some scientists group the storm petrels under the Hydrobatidae family with Hydrobates as the type genus, although some classification systems may vary slightly.