Andrias

Translingual

Andrias japonicus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνδριάς (andriás, “statue (of a person)”)

Proper noun

Andrias m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptobranchidae – certain giant salamanders.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia – subclass; Caudata – order; Cryptobranchoidea - suborder; Cryptobranchidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Andrias davidianus (Chinese giant salamander), Andrias japonicus (Japanese giant salamander) (species)
  • Andrias scheuchzeri (extinct species)

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Cryptobranchidae): Cryptobranchus, Aviturus, Zaissanurus - genera

References

• Andrias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Andrias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Andrias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Andrias at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Andrias at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Andrias at Paleobiology Database

Faroese

Proper noun

Andrias m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew or German Andreas

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Andrias: Andriasson or Andriasarson
• daughter of Andrias: Andriasdóttir or Andriasardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Andrias
accusative	Andrias
dative	Andriasi
genitive	Andriasar