Connochaetes
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόννος (kónnos, “beard”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “mane”).
Proper noun
Connochaetes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – wildebeests.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Bovidae – family; Alcelaphinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): type species - Connochaetes gnou; Connochaetes taurinus - sole other extant species
References
- Connochaetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Connochaetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Connochaetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons