Plagiorchis
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágios, “placed sideways, athwart”) + ὄρχῐς (órkhis, “testicle”).
Proper noun
[edit]Plagiorchis
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plagiorchiidae – digenetic trematodes including parasites of the oviducts or intestine of various wild and domesticated birds and of the intestine of mammals.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Trematoda - infraclass; Plagiorchiida - order; Xiphidiata - suborder; Plagiorchioidea - superfamily; Plagiorchiidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Plagiorchis vespertilionis - type species