Cynodon
Translingual
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Etymology
From the Ancient Greek κῠνόδων (kunódōn), variant of κῠνόδους (kunódous, “canine tooth”), a compound of κῠ́ων (kúōn, “dog”, stem: κῠν-, kun-) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Proper noun
Cynodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – several species of grass.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cynodontidae – dogtooth characins.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Poaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subtribe
- (genus in Cynodontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi - superorder; Characiformes - order; Cynodontidae - family; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subfamily
Hyponyms
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References
Cynodon (grass) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cynodon (Poaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cynodon (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cynodon (Spix) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies