Plagiorchis

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágios, “placed sideways, athwart”) +‎ ὄρχῐς (órkhis, “testicle”).

Proper noun

Plagiorchis

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Plagiorchiidae – digenetic trematodes including parasites of the oviducts or intestine of various wild and domesticated birds and of the intestine of mammals.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Trematoda - infraclass; Plagiorchiida - order; Xiphidiata - suborder; Plagiorchioidea - superfamily; Plagiorchiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Plagiorchis vespertilionis - type species

Derived terms

• Plagiorchiata
• Plagiorchiida
• Plagiorchiidae
• Plagiorchioidea

 

References

• Plagiorchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Plagiorchis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Plagiorchis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Plagiorchis at World Register of Marine Species