Micrurus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”, “long”) + Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) + Ancient Greek -ος (-os, suffix forming adjectives)
Proper noun
[edit]Micrurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – coral snake.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes – order; Caenophidia – suborder; Elapoidea – superfamily; Elapidae – family
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Micrurus peruvianus (Peruvian coral snake), Micrurus fulvius (eastern coral snake) – selected species
References
[edit]- Micrurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Micrurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Micrurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons