Order Podicipitiformes (Noun)
Meaning
Grebes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Grebes are grouped together in the order Podicipitiformes, a distinct group of aquatic birds.
- The order Podicipitiformes is the only order in the superorder Podicipitimorphae and contains one family, Podicipedidae.
- There are 22 living species of grebes, all of which are placed within the order Podicipitiformes and family Podicipedidae.
- Fossil records indicate that the order Podicipitiformes dates back to the Eocene, approximately 50 million years ago.
- Within the order Podicipitiformes, the diverse species of grebes share a number of distinctive characteristics, including short tails and lobed toes.