Busycon

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Busycon n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Buccinidae – certain very large edible sea snails.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Caenogastropoda – subclass; Neogastropoda – order; Buccinoidea - superfamily; Buccinidae - family; Busyconinae - subfamily; Busyconini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Busycon carica (knobbed whelk) - type species; †Busycon contrarium - other species

References

• Busycon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Busycon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Busycon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons