Myrmecobius
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), + βίος (bíos, “life, living”) (hence "living off ants").
Proper noun
[edit]Myrmecobius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecobiidae – marsupial numbat of Australia (Myrmecobius fasciatus).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Metatheria – infraclass; Dasyuromorphia – order; Myrmecobiidae – family
References
[edit]- Numbat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Myrmecobius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Myrmecobius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons