Uropoda
Translingual
Etymology
From uro- (“tail, rear side”, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́)) + -poda (“foot”); possibly related to members of the genus attaching themselves to other mites to change locations using a pedicel of translucent material extruded from the mite's anus.
Proper noun
Uropoda f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Uropodidae – tortoise mites.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari – subclass; Parasitiformes – superorder; Mesostigmata – order; Monogynaspida – suborder; Uropodina – infraorder; Uropodoidea – superfamily; Uropodidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Uropoda (Phaulodinychus), Uropoda (Uropoda) – subgenera
Derived terms
References
- Uropoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Uropoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acari on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons