Cynodon

Translingual

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κῠνόδων (kŭnódōn), variant of κῠνόδους (kŭnódous, canine tooth), a compound of κῠ́ων (kŭ́ōn, dog, stem: κῠν-, kun-) +‎ ὀδούς (odoús, tooth).

Proper noun

Cynodon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – several species of grass.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cynodontidae – dogtooth characins.

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