Dilepis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two, di-”) +‎ λεπίς (lepís, “epithelial debris, egg shell”).

Proper noun

Dilepis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dilepididae – certain tapeworms.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Synonym of Flaveria, flowering plants called yellowtops.

Hypernyms

• (genus of tapeworms): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Cyclophyllidea - order; Dilepididae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus of tapeworms): Dilepis undula - species

References

tapeworms

• Dilepididae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dilepis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dilepis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dilepis available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera