Dilepis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two, di-”) +‎ λεπίς (lepís, “epithelial debris, egg shell”).

Proper noun

Dilepis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dilepididae – certain tapeworms.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Synonym of Flaveria, flowering plants called yellowtops.

Hypernyms

• (genus of tapeworms): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Cestoda – infraclass; Cyclophyllidea – order; Dilepididae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus of tapeworms): Dilepis undula - species

References

tapeworms

• Dilepididae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dilepis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Dilepis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dilepis available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera