Coccus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)
Proper noun
Coccus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – some scale insects.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Sternorrhyncha – suborder; Coccoidea – superfamily; Coccidae – family; Coccinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Coccus hesperidum - type species; for others see Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
Further reading
- Coccus (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Coccus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Coccus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Coccus at National Center for Biotechnology Information