Alcelaphus
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From New Latin alcelaphus, from Latin alces (“elk”) + New Latin elaphus (“deer”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “red deer”), q.v.
Proper noun
[edit]Alcelaphus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – hartebeests.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Bovidae – family; Alcelaphinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Alcelaphus buselaphus (hartebeest), Alcelaphus caama (red hartebeest), Alcelaphus lichtensteinii (Lichtenstein's hartebeest)
References
[edit]Alcelaphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alcelaphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Alcelaphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons