Sarcophilus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from sarco-, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”), + -philus, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “lover”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Sarcophilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – the Tasmanian devil.
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; Dasyuridae – family; Dasyurinae - subfamily; Dasyurini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Sarcophilus harrisii - sole living species; †Sarcophilus laniarius, †Sarcophilus moornaensis - extinct species
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Sarcophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sarcophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sarcophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “Sarcophilus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.