Rhynchocyon
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”) + κῠ́ων (kŭ́ōn, “dog”)
Proper noun
Rhynchocyon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Macroscelididae – giant sengis.
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; Macroscelidea – order; Macroscelididae – family; Rhynchocyoninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhynchocyon chrysopygus, Rhynchocyon cirnei, Rhynchocyon petersi, Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni, Rhynchocyon udzungwensis – species
References
- Rhynchocyon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhynchocyon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Rhynchocyon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Rhynchocyon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Rhynchocyon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Rhynchocyon in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.