Epicrates
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπικρατής (epikratḗs).
Proper noun
Epicrates m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – rainbow boas, non-venomous snakes, principally of South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Booidea – superfamily; Boidae – family; Boinae – subfamily
References
- Epicrates (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Epicrates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Epicrates on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons