Pseudomorpha

Translingual

Pseudomorpha vandykei in Walker Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Etymology

From pseudo- (“false”) +‎ -morpha f (“shape”), literally “false shape”, from Ancient Greek ψευδής m or f (pseudḗs, “false, lying”) and Ancient Greek μορφή f (morphḗ, “shape, form”). Cognate with English pseudomorph.

Proper noun

Pseudomorpha f

1. Certain ground beetles, notable for the distinctly oval shape of their bodies}}
   1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae.
   2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Carabidae – synonym of Pseudomorpha (Pseudomorpha)).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Adephaga – suborder; Carabidae – family; Harpalinae – subfamily; Pseudomorphini – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pseudomorpha (Austropseudomorpha), Pseudomorpha (Pseudomorpha) – subgenera
  • Pseudomorpha excrucians – type species

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Adelotopus, Cainogenion, Cryptocephalomorpha, Guyanemorpha, Manumorpha, Notopseudomorpha, Paussotropus, Samiriamorpha Sphallomorpha, Tuxtlamorpha, Yasunimorpha – genera

Derived terms

• Austropseudomorpha
• Notopseudomorpha

Related terms

• Translingual terms prefixed with pseudo-
• Translingual terms suffixed with -morpha

References

• Pseudomorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pseudomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pseudomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons