Ptilocercus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin ptilo- (“feather”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος f (kérkos, “tail”)
Proper noun
Ptilocercus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ptilocercidae – the pen-tailed treeshrew.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Scandentia – order; Ptilocercidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ptilocercus lowii – sole extant species
Descendants
- French: ptilocerque
Further reading
- Ptilocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ptilocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ptilocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons