Lontra
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See also: lontra
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/LutraCanadensis_fullres.jpg/220px-LutraCanadensis_fullres.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese lontra (“otter”).
Proper noun
[edit]Lontra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – the river otters.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Mustelidae - family; Lutrinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Lontra canadensis (American river otter, Canadian otter) - type species; Lontra felina (marine otter, sea cat), Lontra longicaudis (South American river otter), Lontra provocax (southern river otter) - other species
References
[edit]Lontra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lontra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lontra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lontra
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil