Lontra
See also: lontra
Translingual
Etymology
From Portuguese lontra (“otter”).
Proper noun
Lontra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – river otters.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Mustelidae – family; Lutrinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lontra canadensis (American river otter, Canadian otter) - type species; Lontra felina (marine otter, sea cat), Lontra longicaudis (South American river otter), Lontra provocax (southern river otter) - other species
References
- Lontra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lontra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Lontra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Portuguese
Proper noun
Lontra ?
- a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil