Dracunculus

See also: dracunculus

Translingual

From Latin dracunculus (“small serpent”), diminutive of draco (“a sort of serpent, dragon”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Dracunculidae – greatly elongated nematode worms including the Guinea worm.
A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous aroid perennials sometimes grown for ornamental purposes.

(genus in Dracunculidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Spirurida – order; Dracunculoidea – superfamily; Dracunculidae – family
(genus in Araceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Araceae – family; Aroideae - subfamily; Areae - tribe