Myrmecophaga
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) + -phaga (from φάγος (phágos, “eater, glutton”)) coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1740.
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecophagidae – giant anteater.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Xenarthra – superorder; Pilosa – order; Vermilingua - suborder; Myrmecophagidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Myrmecophaga tridactyla – sole species
References
[edit]Myrmecophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmecophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrmecophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
