Acanthocephalus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)

Proper noun

Acanthocephalus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – aster-like plants native to Central Asia.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Echinorhynchidae – certain parasitic worms.

Hypernyms

• (genus (Plantae)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Cichorioideae - subfamily; Cichorieae - tribe; Crepidinae - subtribe
• (genus (Animalia)): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Acanthocephala - phylum; Palaeacanthocephala - class; Neoechinorhynchida - order; Echinorhynchidae - family, Echinorhynchinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus of worms): For the numerous species see Acanthocephalus (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Acanthocephalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthocephalus (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cichorieae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

• Acanthocephalus (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthocephalus (Echinorhynchidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Echinorhynchida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons