Cheirogaleus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
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From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)(kheír) "hand" and Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē) (galéē) "weasel".
Proper noun
[edit]Cheirogaleus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cheirogaleidae – dwarf lemurs.
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; Primates - order; Strepsirrhini - suborder; Lemuriformes - infraorder; Cheirogaleoidea - superfamily; Cheirogaleidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Cheirogaleus major - type species; Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus, Cheirogaleus crossleyi, Cheirogaleus medius, Cheirogaleus minusculus, Cheirogaleus ravus, Cheirogaleus sibreei - other species
References
[edit]- dwarf lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cheirogaleus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cheirogaleus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons