Acanthoscelides
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + -ides.[1]
Proper noun
Acanthoscelides m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – weevils including the bean weevil.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Cucujiformia – infraorder; Chrysomelidae – family; Bruchinae – subfamily; Bruchini – tribe; Acanthoscelidina – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acanthoscelides obtectus – type species
Related terms
References
- Acanthoscelides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acanthoscelides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acanthoscelides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)