Natrix

See also: natrix

Translingual

Natrix natrix

Etymology

From the Latin nātrīx (“water-snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥h₁trih₂.

Proper noun

Natrix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – certain water and grass snakes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - infraorder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Colubridae - family; Natricinae - subfamily;  - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Natrix natrix (grass snake) - type species; Natrix megalocephala (bighead European grass snake), Natrix maura, (viperine water snake), Natrix tessellata (dice snake)

References

• Natrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Natrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Natrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons