order sphenisciformes

English Thesaurus

1. penguins (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	animal order,
definition	:	the order of animals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	family spheniscidae, spheniscidae,
definition	:	comprising all existing penguins (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	sphenisciform seabird,
definition	:	flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	aves, class aves,
definition	:	(ornithology) the class of birds (noun.animal)