Nyctereutes
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek νυκτερευτής (nuktereutḗs, “one who hunts or fishes by night”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪktɛˈɹuːtiz/
Proper noun
Nyctereutes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – raccoon dogs.
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; Canidae – family; Caninae – subfamily; Vulpini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nyctereutes procyonoides, Nyctereutes viverrinus – extant species
Further reading
- Nyctereutes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nyctereutes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nyctereutes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Nyctereutes in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Nyctereutes at Paleobiology Database