Oncomelania
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb of an arrow”) + Melania.
Proper noun
[edit]Oncomelania f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pomatiopsidae – amphibious snails of Asian and Pacific island freshwaters that comprises forms which are intermediate hosts of a schistosome (Schistosoma japonicum).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Prosobranchia - subclass; Mesogastropoda - order; Pomatiopsidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Oncomelania hupensis - species
References
[edit]- Oncomelania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia