Calamus
See also: calamus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Saucereye_porgy.jpg/220px-Saucereye_porgy.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Calamus_rotang-1-braemore-kerala-India.jpg/220px-Calamus_rotang-1-braemore-kerala-India.jpg)
Etymology
From Latin calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).
Proper noun
Calamus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sparidae – certain porgies.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain rattan palms.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Sparidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Spariformes - order; Sparidae - family
- (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Sparidae): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (saucereye porgy) - type species
- (genus in Arecaceae): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (rattan palm) - type species
References
- fish in Sparidae
Calamus (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calamus (Sparidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calamus (Sparidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- palm in Arecaceae
Calamus (palm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calamus (Arecaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calamus (Arecaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons