Ptilocercus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin ptilo- (“feather”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος f (kérkos, “tail”)
Proper noun
[edit]Ptilocercus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ptilocercidae – the pen-tailed treeshrew.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Scandentia - order; Ptilocercidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Ptilocercus lowii (sole species)
Descendants
[edit]- French: ptilocerque
Further reading
[edit]- Ptilocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ptilocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ptilocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons