Peirates
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs, “robber”).
Proper noun
Peirates m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – certain assassin bugs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera – suborder; Cimicomorpha – infraorder; Reduvioidea – superfamily; Reduviidae – family; Peiratinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Peirates atromaculatus, Peirates ephippiger, Peirates hybridus, Peirates stridulus – selected species
Derived terms
Note that most derived terms have confused the spelling of this genus with the common Romanization of Latin pīrāta.
References
- Peiratinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Peirates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Peirates on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons