Nyctereutes
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek νυκτερευτής (nuktereutḗs, “one who hunts or fishes by night”)
Proper noun
Nyctereutes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – racoon dogs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nyctereutes procyonoides - sole extant species
Further reading
Nyctereutes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nyctereutes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Nyctereutes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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