Acheta

See also: acheta

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Acheta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gryllidae – certain field crickets, including the house cricket.

Usage notes

• Though the genus name is feminine, many sources have some or all of the species epithets as masculine.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Polyneoptera – superorder; Orthoptera – order; Ensifera – suborder; Grylloidea – superfamily; Gryllidae – family; Gryllinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gryllus domesticus - type species; see Category:Acheta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons for other species.

Further reading

• Acheta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acheta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acheta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acheta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Acheta at AnimalBase