Acarina

A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida – includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.


Aves

From Latin avēs, nominative plural of avis (“bird”).

The birds. Depending on the classification, either:

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Vertebrata.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Reptilia.


Achatina

→ English: achatina

→ Russian: ахати́на (axatína)

From New Latin, from Latin achatinus (“agate-like”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Achatinidae – land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

for others see Achatina at World Register of Marine Species


Myrmecia brevinoda

A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – the giant bulldog ant of Australia.


Capra aegagrus hircus

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Bovidae – domestic goat, formerly and sometimes Capra hircus.


Sappho

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – red-tailed comet.


Sosippus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – hobo spiders.


Gollum

From English Gollum, the character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, "to whom this shark bears some resemblance in form and habits." See more on Wikipedia: Slender smooth-hound § Taxonomy and phylogeny.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudotriakidae – the slender smooth-hound and gollumsharks.


Buteo

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – buzzards and hawks.

red-necked buzzard; Madagascar buzzard; short-tailed hawk; red-tailed hawk; rough-legged buzzard; white-rumped hawk; red-shouldered hawk; roadside hawk; mountain buzzard; broad-winged hawk; red-backed hawk; ferruginous hawk; Ridgway's hawk; long-legged buzzard; Hawaiian hawk; Swainson's hawk; rufous-tailed hawk

Buteo archeri (Archer's buzzard, Buteo augur (augur buzzard, Buteo auguralis, Buteo brachypterus, Buteo brachyurus, Buteo galapagoensis, Buteo hemilasius (upland buzzard, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo lagopus, Buteo leucorrhous, Buteo lineatus, Buteo magnirostris, Buteo oreophilus, Buteo platypterus, Buteo poecilochrous (puna hawk, Buteo polyosoma, Buteo refectus, Buteo regalis, Buteo ridgwayi, Buteo rufinus, Buteo rufofuscus, Buteo socotraensis, Buteo solitarius, Buteo swainsoni, Buteo ventralis - other species


Felis

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – small cats.

Felis silvestris catus

(genus): Felis silvestris (wild cat) - type species; Felis catus (domestic cat), Felis chaus (jungle cat), Felis margarita (sand cat), Felis nigripes (black-footed cat) - species

Felis aurata

syn. of Profelis aurata, African golden cat

Felis bengalis

syn. of Prionailurus bengalensis, leopard cat

Felis geoffroyi

syn. of Leopardus geoffroyi, Geoffroy's cat

Felis iriomotensis

syn. of Prionailurus iriomotensis, Iriomote cat

Felis jacobita

syn. of Leopardus jacobita, Andean mountain cat

Felis planiceps

syn. of Prionailurus planiceps, flat-headed cat

Felis temminckii

syn. of Catopuma temminckii, Asiatic golden cat

Felis tigrinus

syn. of Leopardus tigrinus, little spotted cat

Felis viverrinus

syn. of Prionailurus viverrinus, fishing cat


Felis domestica

Latin feles (“cat”) + domesticus (“which lives in house”), used by Fischer (1829).

Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris catus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – an invalid taxonomic name for the domestic cat. Felis silvestris catus.

Felis silvestris catus Ragni and Randi 1986


Felis caracal

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – former taxonomic name of caracal, now Caracal caracal.


Felis pardalis

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the ocelot, now Leopardus pardalis.


Felis bieti

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Chinese desert cat.


Felis wiedii

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the margay, now designated Leopardus wiedii.


Felis chaus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – jungle cat.


Pongo pygmaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – the Bornean orangutan.


Felis nigripes

Latin feles (“cat”) + niger (“black”) + pes (“foot”)

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the black-footed cat.


Felis silvestris

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”)

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – wildcats and domestic cats.


Felidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – cats: tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs, etc.


Felis lynx

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the lynx, now Lynx lynx.


Felis pardina

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the Iberian lynx, now Lynx pardinus.


Felis silvestris catus

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”) + catus (“cat”)

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – domestic cat.


Felis viverrinus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – fishing cat, now Prionailurus viverrinus.


Felis aurata

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – African golden cat.


Felis margarita

Latin feles (“cat”) + margarita (“pearl”)

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the sand cat.


Leopardus guigna

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the kodkod.


Felis planiceps

Latin felis (“cat”) + planus (“flat”) + ceps (“head”).

Prionailurus planiceps
Prionailurus planiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the flat-headed cat, now Prionailurus planiceps.


Felis rufus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the bobcat, now Lynx rufus.


Leopardus jacobitus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Andean cat.


Felis silvestris libyca

New Latin, from Latin feles (“cat”) + silvestris (“woodland”) + libyca (“Libyan”)

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the African wildcat; the assumed ancestor of the domesticated cat, Felis silvestris.


Leopardus geoffroyi

Latin leopardus (“leopard”) + Geoffroy ("Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, french naturalist")

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Geoffroy's cat.


Neofelis nebulosa

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the clouded leopard.


Felis concolor

Felis + Latin concolor (“of uniform colour”).

Puma concolor
Puma concolor#Translingual


Panthera tigris

From Panthera (“leopard”) + Latin tigris (“tiger”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – tiger.


Panthera pardus

From Latin panthera (“leopard”) + pardus (“panther”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – leopard (or as black form, black panther).


Felis yagouaroundi

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the jaguarundi, now Puma yagouaroundi.


Panthera onca

From Latin panthera (“leopard”) + Portuguese onça (“jaguar”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – jaguar, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.


Felis marmorata

Pardofelis marmorata
Pardofelis marmorata

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the marbled cat, now Pardofelis marmorata.


Panthera

Learned borrowing from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – various big cats.


Panthera tigris sumatrae

New Latin, from Latin panthera (“leopard”) + tigris (“tiger”) + Sumatra

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Sumatran tiger.


Panthera tigris altaica

New Latin, from Latin panthera (“leopard”) + tigris (“tiger”) + altaica

(obsolete) A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the Siberian tiger.


Panthera leo

Latin panthera (“leopard”) + leo (“lion”).

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – lion, of Africa and India.

†Panthera leo atrox

species): Panthera leo azandica, Panthera leo bleyenberghi, Panthera leo hollisteri, Panthera leo kamptzi, Panthera leo krugeri, Panthera leo leo (Barbary lion), Panthera leo maculatus, Panthera leo nubica, Panthera leo persica, Panthera leo senegalensis, Panthera leo verneyi, Panthera leo nyanzae, Panthera leo roosevelti, Panthera leo somaliensis, (subspecies


Homo sapiens sapiens

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Homo sapiens sapiens m (plural Homines sapientes sapientes)

New Latin, from Latin homo (“man”) + sapiens (“wise”)

Míra rozumnosti hominis sapientis sapientis se za posledních patnáct - dvacet tisíc let nezvýšila zřejmě ani o chlup, jen úroveň konceptualizace je vyšší, o něco preciznější, úměrně bohatému rozšíření našich technických znalostí a vědeckých vědomostí.

1993, Egon Bondy, Filosofické eseje: Juliiny otázky. “Doslov.” (in Czech), DharmaGaia, →ISBN, page 53:

Loin de là, nombre d’homines sapientes sapientes cultivés, mais non versés, par exemple, dans les mathématiques, ne sont pas en mesure d’énoncer de façon rigoureuse les propriétés fondamentales du nombre π (bien que sachant, pertinemment, que ce nombre π a joué un rôle capital dans notre patrimoine culturel, tout au long des siècles).[…]Pourtant, si l’on songe aux humanistes d’antan, la plupart des héritiers du XXᵉ siècle de la Petite Lucie, des ERASMUS, des PASCAL, des D’ALEMBERT, des DIDEROT... considérés comme des homines sapientes sapientes cultivés semblent se contener d’un horizon culturel bien étroit au regard de certains de leurs ancêtres.[…]Ne doit-on pas glorifier des Homines sapientes sapientes emblématiques géniaux capables d’apporter des contributions dans des domaines divers ?

1995, Etudes de linguistique appliquée (in French), pages 21, 27, 28:

Far from it, many cultivated Homo sapiens sapiens, but not versed in, for example, mathematics, aren't able to state in a rigorous fashion the fundamental properties of the number π (although knowing, pertinently, that this number π has played a major role in our cultural heritage throughout the centuries). […] However, if we think about the humanists of yesteryear , most of the 20th century inheritors of Little Lucy, Erasmuses, Pascals, D'Alemberts, Diderots... considered as cultured homo sapiens sapiens, seem to content themselves with a very narrow cultural horizon compared to some of their ancestors. […] Should we not glorify the brilliant emblematic homo sapiens sapiens capable of making contributions in diverse fields?

Was ist der Anfang? - In principio sunt cerebra hominum sapientium sapientium. Die Gehirne existieren und sie können untereinander vernetzt werden.

2008, Thomas Stehl, Kenntnis und Wandel der Sprachen: Beiträge zur Potsdamer Ehrenpromotion für Helmut Lüdtke (in German), →ISBN, page 1:

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Hominidae – modern humans.


Homo sapiens

Homines sapientes (plural)
Homo sapiens (sometimes)

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→ English: Homo sapien, sapien, sapiens, Homo insipiens

होमो सैपियन्स

→ Hindi: होमो सैपियन्स (homo saipiyans)

[ˈhɔmoː ˈs̠äpiẽːs̠]

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ
Proto-Italic *hemō
Latin hemō
Latin homōlbor.
Translingual Homo
Proto-Indo-European *sep-
Proto-Italic *sapiō
Latin sapiō
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -ēns
Latin sapiēns
Translingual Homo sapiens
From Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

etymon

A productive unit can be a man, a more or less wide and/or permanent social group, a whole culture; the widest productive unit one can think of is mankind as the totality hominum sapientium.

1974, Ferruccio Rossi-Landi, “Linguistics and Economics”, in Current Trends in Linguistics, volume XII (in English), part eight, “Linguistics and Adjacent Arts and Sciences”, The Hague: Mouton & Co., section “The homology between linguistic production and material production”, subsection “After utensils and sentences”, subsubsection “Tenth level: Global production”, page 1888:

Inter species Novae-Caledoniae singularis ob folia parva, chartacea, marginibus valde recurvis (et in sicco et in vivo), ita ut folium quodque pustulam ruptam in calce Hominis sapientis referat.

1992, Bulletin du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (in Latin), page 197:

Unique among New Caledonian species in its small chartaceous leaves with strongly recurved margins (both in the living plant and in dried specimens) so that each leaf looks like a burst blister on the heel of Homo sapiens.

One may only suppose that the roots of the “thinking” man go back to the anthropoids from Oligocene, while apes and homonidae were only lateral shells of the anthropogenesis. The same refers to the subspecies of homonidae, which were also lateral shells, replaced by hominis sapientis.

2007, Bronisław Bombała, “In Search of the Sources of Humanity”, in Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, editor, Phenomenology of Life from the Animal Soul to the Human Mind (Analecta Husserliana: The Yearbook of Phenomenological Research; XCIII) (in English), book I, “In Search of Experience”, supersection “Sources of Humanity”, Springer, →ISBN, section “In Search of the Starting Point of the Anthropogenesis”, page 110:

Nothingness and eternity can be and indeed are obsessively attempted to be imagined – postulated and/or presumed to exist; they can’t however be visualized. Both stay tenaciously beyond the reach of their sensual equipment as much as remaining in-excisable and un-eliminable from the homini sapienti ruminations.

2017, Zygmunt Bauman, “Afterword: From official to “do it yourself” fear”, in State of Fear in a Liquid World (in English), Routledge, →ISBN, page 107:

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – human.

†Homo sapiens idaltu

species): Homo sapiens sapiens (modern human) (subspecies

호모 사피엔스

In other scripts; Korean (Korean script)


Orthoptera

English: orthopteran

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + πτερά (pterá, “wings”), plural of πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

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A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – various insects including crickets, grasshoppers, wetas, katydids, etc. It formerly included many other groups such as cockroaches, stick insects, mantids and earwigs, which are now classified in other orders


Homininae

From Homo + -inae, using the stem homin-; see homo.

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – humans and close relatives.


Hominoidea

From Homo + -oidea (using the stem homin-).

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Primates – the great apes, etc.

†Kenyapithecinae

superfamily): Hominidae (orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, human), Hylobatidae (gibbon) (families


Catarrhini

New Latin, from Ancient Greek καταρρινα (katarrhina, “hook-nosed”), from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “down-flowing”) + ῥινες (rhines, “nostrils”).

A taxonomic parvorder within the order Primates – apes and Old World monkeys.

†Dendropithecoidea

parvorder): Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkey), Hominoidea (ape) (superfamilies


Simiiformes

From Latin simia (“ape, monkey”) + forma (“form, shape”).

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – simians.


Haplorhini

From Ancient Greek ἁπλός (haplós, “simple”) + ῥινός (rhinós, “nose”), referring to the lack of a rhinarium (a wet nose, which is found in many mammals, including strepsirrhine primates).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Primates – tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.


Hominidae

From Homo + -idae (using homin-, stem for inflections of homo (“human”)).

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – great apes: chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, humans, and extinct relatives.

†Dryopithecinae

family): Homininae, Ponginae (subfamilies


Felinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Felidae – most cats.

Leopardus

syns. Oncifelis, Oreailurus; small cats of South America


Echinodermata

From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, sea urchin”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + -ata (“having”).

A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Deuterostomia – echinoderms: various sea creatures.

Asteroidea

(phylum): Asterozoa, Crinozoa, Echinozoa - subphyla

Asteroidea

Eleutherozoa, Pelmatozoa - subphyla; †Homalozoa - extinct subphylum


Homo ergaster

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – "working man" (extinct).


Homo floresiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – extinct recent species of man, of short stature.


Homo neanderthalensis

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Homo neanderthalensis m (plural Homines neanderthalenses)

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – Neanderthal (extinct).


Pinnipedia

New Latin, from Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”) + -ia

A taxonomic parvorder within the order Carnivora – aquatic mammals, including walruses, fur seals and sea lions, and seals.


Homo habilis

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – extinct species of human, sometimes classified as Australopithecus habilis or Homo rudolfensis.


Homo heidelbergensis

Homo + Latin Heidelbergēnsis, after the German city Heidelberg near which a mandibule of that species was discovered.

Homo neanderthalensis
Homo neanderthalensis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Homo – Heidelberg man, thought to be ancestral to Homo neanderthalensis, the Denisovans, and Homo sapiens, and descended from early Homo erectus.


Homo erectus

†Homo erectus (canonical masculine)
Homines erecti (plural)

From Latin homo (“man”) + erectus (“erect, high”).

So, men not unlike Homines sapientes were living in Europe at least while Homines erecti (Pithecanthropoids) flourished not only in Africa and Asia but also very possibly in Europe.

1971, Alan Houghton Brodrick, Man and His Ancestors (in English), Radius Book/Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 18:

Quelques individus parmi les Homines erecti dotés d’un cortex cérébral plus volumineux ont développé leur intelligence à la faveur d’une grande glaciation.

2007, Jean-Jacques Dubois, Comprendre le malheur (in French), Louise Courteau, →ISBN:

Some individuals among the Homo erectus endowed with a more voluminous cerebral cortex developed their intelligence thanks to a great glaciation.

Die Hominiden konnten mit der anlaufenden Enkulturation einen Fitneßvorteil über ihre anthropoiden Vorfahren verbinden, die Homines sapientes mit der vollständigen Entwicklung der Sprache über die Homines erecti.

2017, Günter Dux, Historisch-genetische Theorie der Kultur (in German), Springer VS, →ISBN, page 257:

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – "upright man" (extinct).


Ponginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – orangutans and extinct relatives.


Homo rudolfensis

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae.


Neofelis

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + Latin feles (“cat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the clouded leopards.


Pterygota

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From Ancient Greek, feminine singular of πτερυγωτός (pterugōtós, “winged”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.


Palaeognathae

From palaeo- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Aves – birds that excel in running rather than flying, such as ostriches, emus, rheas, and the tinamous (which can fly).


Neognathae

From neo- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

Anseriformes

(superorder): Galloanserae, Neoaves – clades

Galliformes

landfowl; chicken, quail, pheasant, peafowl, turkey

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neornithes.

A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves.


Aquila chrysaetos

From Latin aquila (“eagle”) + Ancient Greek χρυσάετος (khrusáetos, “golden eagle”).

der

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – golden eagle.


Buteoninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – certain birds of prey.

Harpagus

(subfamily): Harpagini, Milvini, Buteonini - tribes


Accipitridae

English: accipitrid

French: accipitridé m

Italian: accipitride m

Portuguese: acipitrídeo m

A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – accipitrids, certain birds of prey.

(family): Accipitrinae (hawk), Aegypiinae (Old World vulture), Aquilinae, Buteoninae (buzzard, hawk and eagle), Circaetinae (snake eagle), Circinae (harrier), Elaninae (kite), Gypaetinae, Haliaeetinae, Harpiinae, Melieraxinae, Milvinae (kite), Perninae (buzzard), Polyboroidinae - subfamilies

For genera see Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux


Actinopterygii

New Latin, actino- (“having rays”) + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fins”).

A taxonomic class within the superclass Osteichthyes.

A taxonomic superclass within the infraphylum Gnathostomata.


Pan paniscus

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – bonobo.


Pan troglodytes

The present name was given by Lorenz Oken in 1816 after reassigning the species to the genus Pan from Simia troglodytes, where it had been placed by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in 1776. The use of the specific epithet troglodytes (“cave-dwelling”) was taken from the species Homo troglodytes, which was coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and did not refer to the chimpanzee, which does not live in caves.

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – common chimpanzee.

Carl Linnaeus
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Lorenz Oken


Endopterygota

From endo- (“within”) + pterygo- (“wing”) + -ota (“having”), reflecting the fact that the nymphs (larvae) of winged species bear their wing rudiments internally; compare Exopterygota.

af

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera – various winged insects that undergo radical metamorphosis.


Coleoptera

From Ancient Greek κολεόπτερος (koleópteros, “sheath-wing”), from κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

der

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – beetles.

Acanthocnemidae

(order): Adephaga, Archostemata, Myxophaga, Polyphaga – suborders


Neoptera

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Coleoptera

(infraclass in Pterygota): Holometabola, Neuropterida, Paraneoptera, Polyneoptera – superorders

Winged insects that can flex their wings over their abdomens

A taxonomic infraclass within the clade Metapterygota.

A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Pterygota.


Caprimulgidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caprimulgiformes – nightjars.


Caprimulgus

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – the whippoorwills.


Lamnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – various sharks.


Carcharodon carcharias

Carcharodon + Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías, “shark”), from κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”)

A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – great white shark, found in most oceans, excepting polar regions.


Lamniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – the mackerel sharks.

†Anacoracidae

order): Alopiidae (thresher shark), Cetorhinidae (basking shark), Lamnidae (great mackerel shark), Megachasmidae (megamouth shark), Mitsukurinidae (goblin shark), Odontaspididae (sand tiger), Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile shark) (families


Carcharodon

From Ancient Greek καρχαρόδων (karkharódōn, “having sharp teeth”), from κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – great white shark.


Selachimorpha

Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “cartilaginous fish, sharks and rays”) + -morpha

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Elasmobranchii – sharks; synonym of Selachii.


Elasmobranchii

From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes.

A taxonomic class within the superclass Chondrichthyes.


Proboscidea

Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “in front”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “to feed”). See proboscis.

Proboscidea lutea

yellow unicorn plant, syn. of Ibicella lutea

(Proboscidea f) A taxonomic genus within the family Martyniaceae – certain New World flowering plants.

Proboscidea althaeifolia

devil's horn, devil's claw, desert unicorn plant


Ciconia ciconia

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – white stork.


Ciconiiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, etc.

Ardeidae

(order of birds): Ciconiidae (stork) - sole family sensu stricto

Threskiornithidae - additional families sensu lato


Ciconia

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – storks.


Ciconiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Ciconiiformes – storks.


Alle

From New Latin alca alle, probably so named from confusion with the long-tailed duck. Compare Swedish alfågel (“long-tailed duck”), dialectal allegubbe (“male long-tailed duck”), Icelandic hávella (“long-tailed duck”), Faroese ógvella (“long-tailed duck”), formations representing Proto-Germanic *allijǭ (“long-tailed duck”). Related are Swedish alke (“auk”), and Finnish alli (“long-tailed duck”).

cog

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the single species Alle alle (little auk or dovekie).


Anas

→ Dutch: anas unox

From Latin anas (“duck”), from Proto-Italic *anats, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – various species of dabbling duck.

Sibirionetta

genera, each applicable to a distinct set of species formerly in Anas

cinnamon teal; Mexican duck; blue-winged teal; falcated duck; yellow-billed teal; yellow-billed pintail; grey teal; Campbell teal; Indian spot-billed duck; American back duck; Pacific black duck; eastern spot-billed duck

Anas clypeata (northern shoveler, now Spatula clypeata, Anas crecca, Anas cyanoptera, Anas diazi, Anas discors, Anas eatoni, Anas falcata,, Anas flavirostris, Anas fulvigula, Anas georgica, Anas gibberifrons, Anas gracilis, Anas hottentota, Anas laysanensis, Anas melleri, Anas nesiotis, Anas penelope, Anas poecilorhyncha, Anas puna, Anas querquedula, Anas rhynchotis, Anas rubripes, Anas sibiliatrix, Anas sparsa, Anas strepera, Anas superciliosa, Anas undulata, Anas versicolor, Anas wyvilliana, Anas zonorhyncha - species


Bombus

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – bumblebees.


Bubo

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – horned owls, eagle owls and fish owls.

Ketupa spp

(genus): Bubo bubo (Eurasian eagle owl) - type species; Bubo magellanicus (Magellanic horned owl), Bubo virginianus (great horned owl), Bubo bengalensis (Indian eagle-owl), Bubo ascalaphus (Pharaoh eagle-owl), Bubo capensis (Cape eagle-owl), Bubo milesi (Arabian eagle-owl), Bubo cinerascens (greyish eagle-owl), Bubo africanus (spotted eagle-owl), Bubo scandiacus (snowy owl) - other species

Scotopelia spp. may also be included in genus Bubo.


Aquila

The eagles belong to the genus Aquila.

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae. Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.


Circus

From Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “type of hawk or falcon”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – harriers.


Corvus

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – true crows: ravens, crows, jackdaws and the rook.

Corvus corax

type species. See Corvus on Wikispecies for other species.


Delphinus

From Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís, “dolphin”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – common dolphins.


Dracaena

Borrowed from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”).

for other species see Dracaena on Wikipedia and Dracaena

A taxonomic genus within the family Teiidae – caiman lizards, of the tropical Americas.


Equus

A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – horses, zebras, donkeys, and onagers.

Equus alaskae

genus): Equus asinus, Equus burchelli (obsolete), Equus caballus, Equus ferus, Equus grevyi (Grévy's zebra), Equus hemionus (Asiatic wild ass), Equus kiang (Tibetan wild ass), Equus mulus (archaic), Equus quagga, Equus zebra (mountain zebra) (extant species


Eira

From Spanish eirá, connected to Guaraní eíra (“honey”), a food the animal is fond of, whence also Portuguese papa-mel, another vernacular name.)

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – tayras, of tropical and subtropical forests of Central and South America.


Colonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – long-tailed tyrant.


Formica

→ Russian: форми́ка (formíka)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants.

Formica rufa

(genus): Formica (Coptoformica), Formica (Formica), Formica (Raptiformica), Formica (Serviformica) - subgenera


Halcyon

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae – several tropical kingfishers.


Delta

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain potter wasps.


Gorilla

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – gorillas, the largest of the great apes.


Grus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gruidae – cranes.

Grus antigone

(genus): Grus grus (common crane, Eurasian crane) - type species; Grus americana (whooping crane), Grus carunculata (wattled crane), Grus japonensis (red-crowned crane), Grus leucogeranus (Siberian crane), Grus monacha (hooded crane), Grus nigricollis (black-necked crane), Grus paradisea (blue crane), Grus virgo (demoiselle crane); †Grus primigenia - other species


Draco

A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – gliding lizards from Southeast Asia.


Homo

Good God. Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself Homo.

2008, Futurama: Bender's Game (in English):

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – various species of man, all but one of which is extinct.


Cygnus

From Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – swans.


Lacerta

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – some lizards, including the rock lizards.

Lacerta aurata

(genus): Lacerta agilis - type species; Lacerta anatolica, Lacerta bedriagae, Lacerta bilineata, Lacerta brandtii, Lacerta cappadocica, Lacerta chlorogaster, Lacerta cyanisparsa, Lacerta danfordi, Lacerta defilippii, Lacerta dryada, Lacerta dugesii, Lacerta graeca, Lacerta kulzeri, Lacerta laevis, Lacerta media, Lacerta mosorensis, Lacerta mostoufii, Lacerta oertzeni, Lacerta oxycephala, Lacerta pamphylica, Lacerta parva, Lacerta schreiberi, Lacerta steineri, Lacerta strigata, Lacerta trilineata, Lacerta viridis, Lacerta vivipara, Lacerta yassujica, Lacerta zagrosica - other species

Lacerta principalis

species, placement uncertain or disputed


Lemur

From Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”). The name was originally given to the slender loris (then Lemur tardigradus) in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus. According to Linnaeus, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added—among others—the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lemuridae – ring-tailed lemur.


Lepus

A taxonomic genus within the family Leporidae – hares and jackrabbits.

Lepus timidus

(genus): Lepus (Eulagos), Lepus (Indolagus), Lepus (Lepus), Lepus (Macrotolagus), Lepus (Poecilolagus), Lepus (Proeulagus), Lepus (Sabanalagus), Lepus (Sinolagus), Lepus (Tarimolagus) - subgenera


Monachus

A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae – the monk seal.


Martes

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – martens.

Martes caurina

or Martes americana caurina, Pacific marten


Mus

A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – typical mice.

Mus musculus

(genus): Mus (Coelomys), Mus (Mus), Mus (Nannomys), Mus (Pyromys) – subgenera


Pica

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – certain magpies.


Pongo

From New Latin, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – the orangutans.


Psittacus

From Latin psittacus (“parrot”), from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the grey parrot.


Primates

From Latin plural of prīmās (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”).

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – primates: apes, monkeys, lemurs, lorisids, galagos, and tarsiers.

Primaten

taxonomic order, within superorder Euarchontoglires - the primates

Aotidae

(order): Strepsirrhini (with wet nose), Haplorrhini (with dry noses) – suborders


Pastor

From Latin pāstor (“herdsman, shepherd”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – rosy starling.


Regulus

A taxonomic genus within the family Regulidae – goldcrests and kinglets.


Rhea

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa), the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rheidae – rheas.


Saga

Borrowed from Latin sāga f (“soothsayer”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tettigoniidae – certain bush crickets.


Troglodytes

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “I get into”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Troglodytidae – a number of songbirds, including the Eurasian wren.

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a former genus, now synonymized with Pan.


Ursus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – bears.


Vespa

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – hornets.


Viola

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain of the butterflies called skippers.


Bison

From Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – bisons.


Pan

1816, in Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte, by Lorenz Oken. From Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – chimpanzees and bonobos, native to central Africa.


Sagittarius

A taxonomic genus within the family Sagittariidae – secretary bird, native to sub-Saharan Africa.


Noctuidae

English: noctuid

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – owlet moths.

Acontia

(family): Acontiinae, Acronictinae, Agaristinae, Amphipyrinae, Araeopteroninae, Bagisarinae, Bryophilinae, Calpinae, Catocalinae, Condicinae, Cuculliinae, Eustrotiinae, Glottulinae, Hadeninae, Heliothinae, Noctuinae, Plusiinae, Psaphidinae, Raphiinae, Stictopterinae, Stiriinae, Xyleninae – subfamilies


Tragopan satyra

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the satyr tragopan or crimson horned pheasant.


Myriapoda

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – centipedes, millipedes and similar creatures.


Nematoda

From Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”) + -oda, a form of -ida.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia – roundworms.


Hymenoptera

From neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

af

A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants.


Annelida

From Latin annellus (“little ring”) + -ida.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.


Anura

/əˈn(j)ʊəɹə/

New Latin, from the Latin prefix an- (“not”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

(archaic, gender unknown) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Arctium sect. Anura.


Merginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Anatidae – seaducks.


Bucephala

From Ancient Greek βουκέφᾰλος (bouképhalos, “bullheaded”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – goldeneyes.


Anatidae

/əˈnætɪˌdiː/

A taxonomic family within the order Anseriformes – most ducks, swans and geese.

(family): Anatinae, Anseranatinae, Anserinae, Dendrocygninae, Merginae, Oxyurinae, Plectropterinae, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Thalassorninae - subfamilies

for genera see Anatidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux and Category:Genera_of_Anatidae


Drosophila melanogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Drosophilidae – a fruit fly often used in genetic and other experiments.


Streptopelia turtur

European turtle dove
European turtle dove

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – European turtle dove.


Columba palumbus

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – common wood pigeon or culver.


Streptopelia decaocto

From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “ten”) + ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), from a traditional interpretation of its call as these words; in a Greek fable the bird was sent by the gods in answer to a servant girl's prayer that the world would be told of her paltry salary of 18 coins.

Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared dove

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – Eurasian collared dove or collared dove.


Amata

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.


Menura

A taxonomic genus within the family Menuridae – the lyrebirds.


Menuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the lyrebirds.


Tilapia

A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – tilapia fish.

Tilapia aurea

(genus): Tilapia sparrmani (banded tilapia) - type species; Tilapia baloni, Tilapia brevimanus, Tilapia busumana, Tilapia guinasana (Otjikoto tilapia), Tilapia pra, Tilapia ruweti (Okavango tilapia) - other accepted species

Tilapia galilaea

now Sarotherodon galilaeus, Galilee cichlid

Tilapia heudeloti

now Sarotherodon melanotheron, Senegal cichlid

Tilapia macrochir

now Oreochromis macrochir, longfin tilapia

Tilapia mariae

now Pelmatolapia mariae, spotted tilapia

Tilapia melanotheron

now Sarotherodon melanotheron, blackchin tilapia

Tilapia rendalli

now Coptodon rendalli, redbreast tilapia

Tilapia buttikoferi

now Heterotilapia buttikoferi, zebra tilapia


Erica

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)

Erica cinerea

(genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea – subgenera

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.


Lagomorpha

“Hare-shaped”, from Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + -morpha

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – lagomorphs: hares, rabbits and pikas.


Leporidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lagomorpha – the rabbits and hares.


Gruiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – cranes, rails, and relatives.

Rhynochetidae

(order): Gruidae (crane), Aramidae (limpkin), Psophiidae (trumpeter), Rallidae (rail), Heliornithidae (finfoot), Sarothruridae (flufftail), †Aptornithidae - families in Gruiformes sensu stricto (= Grues - suborder

Otidae - other families included in Gruiformes sensu lato


Rallidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – rails, crakes, coots, etc.


Tyrannosaurus

From Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannosauridae – tyrannosaurs.


Tyrannosaurus rex

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Tyrannosaurus rex m (plural Tyrannosauri reges)

†Tyrannosaurus rex (canonical masculine)
Tyrannosauri reges (plural)

A taxonomic species within the family Tyrannosauridae – a large carnivorous dinosaur.


Theropoda

Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, fantastic animal”) + πούς (poús, “foot/feet”)

der

A taxonomic suborder within the order Saurischia – a group of bipedal dinosaurs, theropods, ancestral to birds.

Neotheropoda

†Liliensternus; †Tachiraptor, †Zupaysaurus, †Shuangbaisaurus - genera in Neotheropoda


Moho

New Latin, from Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”). Coined by French naturalist and ornithologist René Primevère Lesson in 1830

coin

A taxonomic genus within the family Mohoidae – oos, of Hawaii, now extinct.


Anomura

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmalos, “uneven, irregular, anomalous”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

bor

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – certain decapod crustaceans, including hermit crabs.


Eucarida

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Eumalacostraca – various crustacea characterised by having the carapace fused to all thoracic segments, and by the possession of stalked eyes.


Malacostraca

English: malacostracan

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μαλακόστρακα (malakóstraka), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shell”).

der

μαλακόστρακος

μαλακόστρακα

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Crustacea – most crustacea - crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc., which have soft shells after moulting.


Sula

A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae – boobies.


Zosterops

Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “belt, girdle”) + ὄψ (óps, “eye, face”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteropidae – the white-eyes.


Zosteropidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – white-eyes.


Rissa

Uncertain. Believed to be from Icelandic rita

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the kittiwakes.


Eutheria

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

A taxonomic infraclass within the class Mammalia – all mammals more closely related to placentals like rodents and humans than to marsupials.

Boreoeutheria: Laurasiatheria

mammals descended from those of the supercontinent of Laurasia


Pierolapithecus

From Spanish Pierola (a castle near where it was found) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – potentially the common ancestor of the great apes and humans.


Paranthropus

From Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (para-, “beside”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”).

robust australopithecine
robust australopithecine

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct bipedal hominids, the robust australopithecines.


Australopithecus

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Australopithecus m (plural Australopitheci)

New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”), named by Australian anatomist Raymond Dart in 1925 in reference to the type specimen having been found in South Africa.

Likewise, Richard Leakey himself is of the opinion that all Australopitheci were not habitual upright walkers.

1979 October 24, W. Mehlert, “The Australopithecines and (Alleged) Early Man”, in Harold L. Armstrong, editor, Creation Research Society Quarterly, volume 17, number 1 (in English), Ann Arbor, Mich.: Creation Research Society, published 1980 June, page 24, column 1:

Do we have to see in this making of tools only a particular adaptation, analogous, for example, to birds making nests? Or are degrees of intelligence and significant consciousness already present in certain types of Australopitheci?

2000, Bernard Michollet, “Evolution and Anthropology. Human Beings as the ‘Image of God’”, in Bas van Iersel, Christoph Theobald, Hermann Häring, editors, Evolution and Faith (Concilium; 2000/1) (in English), London: SCM Press, →ISBN, section III (The Dialogue with Faith and Theology), page 81:

Australopithecus was probably already adapted for bipedal walking, but its brain was not much larger than a chimp’s, so there was still a lot of obstetric leeway. The pelvis was now a different shape, however, and we think that baby Australopitheci may have been born with their head ‘sideways’ relative to their mother’s body, with their nose pointing towards their mother’s left or right hip.

2015, David Bainbridge, “Where women’s bodies came from”, in Curvology: The Origins and Power of Female Body Shape (in English), London: Portobello Books, →ISBN, part I (The Body), page 19:

In afbeelding 2 staat een schatting van de lichaamslengte van deze twee twee Australopitheci.

2020, Marianen Gommers, Desirée Hagens, Arthur Jansen, Miranda Jansen, André van Leijen, Hans Rawee, Theo de Rouw, Biologie voor jou, edition 6.1 (in Dutch), Malmberg, →ISBN, page 217:

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct hominids related to humans – australopiths.


Cercopithecinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cercopithecidae – various baboons, vervets and macaques.


Cercopithecidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – Old World monkeys, etc.

Cynomorpha

family): Cercopithecinae, Colobinae (subfamilies


Cercopithecoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Primates – the Old World monkeys, etc.


Sylvia

New Latin, from silvia (“woodland sprite”), from Latin silva (“wood, forest”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – typical warblers, now subject to substantial taxonomic revision of its constituent species.

Sylvia althaea

Hume's whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca althaea

Sylvia balearica

Balearic warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus balearicus

Sylvia boehmi

banded parisoma, now sometimes Curruca boehmi

Sylvia buryi

Yemen warbler, now sometimes Curruca buryo

Sylvia cantillans

western subalpine warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus cantillans

Sylvia communis

common whitethroat, now sometimes Melizophilus communis

Sylvia conspicillata

spectacled warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus conspicillatus or Curruca conspicillata

Sylvia crassirostris

eastern Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca crassirostris

Sylvia curruca

lesser whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca curruca

Sylvia deserti

African desert warbler, now sometimes Atraphornis deserti

Sylvia deserticola

Tristram's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus deserticola

Sylvia hortensis

western Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca hortensis

Sylvia layardi

Layard's warbler, now sometimes Curruca layardi

Sylvia leucomelaena

Arabian warbler, now sometimes Curruca leucomelaena

Sylvia lugens

brown warbler, now sometimes Curruca lugens

Sylvia melanocephala

Sardinian warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus melanocephalus

Sylvia melanothorax

Cyprus warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus melanothoraz

Sylvia minula

desert whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca minula

Sylvia mystacea

Menetries's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus mystaceus

Sylvia nana

Asian desert warbler, now sometimes Atraphornis nana

Sylvia nisoria

barred warbler, now sometimes Curruca nisoria

Sylvia ruppeli

Rüppell's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus ruppeli

Sylvia sarda

Marmora's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus sardus

Sylvia subalpina

Moltoni's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus subalpina

Sylvia subcaerulea

chestnut-vented warbler, now sometimes Curruca subcaerulea

Sylvia undata

Dartford warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus undatus


Macropus

From Ancient Greek μακρόπους (makrópous, “long-footed”), from μακρός (makrós, “long”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

der

(taxonomy, obsolete) A generic name which has been variously used for certain fishes, birds, insects, and crustaceans. No longer in use, being antedated by the same name in mammalogy.


Charadriiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – waders, gulls and auks.

Alcidae

(order): Charadrii, Lari, Scolopaci - suborders


Apodiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – swifts, tree swifts and, formerly, hummingbirds.


Piciformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – woodpeckers, barbets, toucans, jacamars, puffbirds and honeyguides etc.


Coraciiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – kingfishers, hoopoe, bee-eaters, rollers, hornbills etc.

Bucerotidae

(order): Alcedinidae (river kingfisher), Brachypteraciidae (ground roller), Coraciidae (roller), Meropidae (bee-eater), Momotidae (motmot), Todidae (todies) - families sensu stricto

Upupidae - additional families sensu lato


Cryptosyringida

The cryptosyringids owe their name to the fact that their radial water vascular system and radial nerve become covered during development, a trait that was viewed as a synapomorphy of the group (1).

A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Echinodermata – sea urchins and similar organisms.


Eleutherozoa

From Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Echinodermata – starfish, sea urchins etc.


Marsupialia

New Latin, from Latin marsūpium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”), + -alia.

A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Theria – marsupials.


Perissodactyla

From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “uneven”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger, toe”).

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – odd-toed ungulates.

†Anchilophidae

(order): Equidae (horse, zebra, and ass), Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceros), Tapiridae (tapir) – extant families

†Uintaceras – extinct genera incertae sedis


Ditrysia

A taxonomic clade within the order Lepidoptera – ditrysian moths.


Glossata

→ French: glossate

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Heteroneura

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Lepidoptera – heteroneurans; many moths.

Nepticuloidea

Ditrysia, Etimonotrysia, Incurvariina – clades in Eulepidoptera


Xenopterygii

A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii – bony fishes; coextensive with the family Gobiesocidae.


Hydrozoa

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria – hydrozoas.

Anthoathecata

(class): Hydroidolina, Trachylina - subclasses


Chen

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “wild goose, Anser cinereus”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – often included in genus Anser, including the snow goose.


Myrmeciinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – the bulldog ants.


Vespoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – the wasps, ants, etc.


Apocrita

From Ancient Greek ἀπόκριτος (apókritos, “separated, chosen”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hymenoptera – wasps, bees, ants, etc.

†Bethylonymoidea

suborder): Apoidea, Ceraphronoidea, Chalcidoidea, Chrysidoidea (= Bethyloidea), Cynipoidea, Diaprioidea, Evanioidea, Formicoidea, Ichneumonoidea, Megalyroidea, Mymarommatoidea, Platygasteroidea, Proctotrupoidea, Scolioidea, Sphecoidea, Stephanoidea, Trigonaloidea, Vespoidea (superfamilies


Formicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – ants.

†Armaniinae

family): Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Agroecomyrmecinae, Amblyoponinae, Aneuretinae, Apomyrminae (syn. Amblyoponinae), Cerapachyinae, Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, Ecitoninae, Ectatomminae, Formicinae, Heteroponerinae, Leptanillinae, Leptanilloidinae, Martialinae (possibly invalid), Myrmeciinae, Myrmicinae, Paraponerinae, Ponerinae, Proceratiinae, Pseudomyrmecinae, Sphecomyrminae (subfamilies


Myrmecia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trebouxiaceae – green algae, associated with lichen.


Chironomidae

Fossil head capsules of the Chironomidae have proven useful as indicators of past climatic change.

1995, P. D. Armitage, edited by P. S. Cranston and L. C. V. Pinder, The Chironomidae: Biology and Ecology of Non-biting Midges (in English), London: Chapman and Hall, Inc.:

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the chironomids or non-biting midges, a family of true flies widely distributed in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.


Apus

From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – swifts, that resemble swallows but have shorter tails.


Diptera

From Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- (di-, “two”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies.


Culicomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – mosquitoes etc.


Nematocera

From Ancient Greek νῆμα = "thread" + κέρας = "horn, antenna", referring to their long, thin and segmented antennae.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – gnats, mosquitoes, crane flies, etc.


Philemon

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – friarbirds or leatherheads, of Australasia.


Chironomoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc.


Ara

From Old Tupi ara (“morpheme for bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain macaws.


Gonostomatoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Stomiiformes – the bristlemouths etc.


Glis

A taxonomic genus within the family Gliridae – the edible dormouse.


Atta

Latin Atta (“a surname for persons who walk upon the tips of their shoes”), probably from Ancient Greek ᾁττω (hāittō), ᾁσσω (hāissō, “to spring”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – leaf-cutter ants.


Attini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae – the leafcutter ants.


Myrmicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – many ants.


Pavo

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – peafowl (peacocks, peahens).


Platyrrhini

A taxonomic parvorder within the order Primates – New World monkeys.

Aotidae

night monkey, owl monkey and douroucouli

Atelidae

howler monkey, spider monkey and woolly monkey


Colobinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cercopithecidae – the colobus monkeys, proboscis monkeys, the gray langurs, etc.


Strepsirrhini

From Ancient Greek στρέψις (strépsis, “a turning [inward]”) + ῥινός (rhinós, “nose”), referring to the sinuous (comma-shaped) appearance of the nostrils on the rhinarium (wet nose).

Those primates with a philtrum and wet rhinarium have therefore been classified together as Strepsirrhini (Geoffroy, 1812) because of the structural similarity of these two characters in the nasal area. (Strepho means 'turned inward' in Greek and rhinos is Greek for 'nose.') In those primates whose snout is reduced in length and whose incisors are positioned close to each other, the rhinarium disappears. This is the case for tarsiers and anthropoids among primates, and therefore they were labeled together as Haplorhini (haplo means 'simple, single' in Greek).

2007, F. Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy (in English), →ISBN, pages 394–395:

A taxonomic suborder within the order Primates – the clade of primates other than the tarsiers and true simians.


Lorisidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – lorisids: lorises and pottos, of tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia.


Lorisiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – lorises, pottos and galagos.


Perodictictinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lorisidae – pottos.


Loris

From French loris, believed to be from Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lorisidae – slender lorises.


Galagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the galagos or bushbabies.


Cheirogaleoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Primates – dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.


Lemuriformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the lemurs.


Cheirogaleidae

From Cheirogaleus (“genus name”) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.


Chiromyiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the aye-ayes.


Daubentoniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the aye-ayes.


Lemuroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Primates – the lemurs.


Lemuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the lemurs.

Hapalemur

lesser lemur, gentle lemur, or bamboo lemur


Daubentonia

From French Daubenton (“a surname”) + -ia; after 18th-century French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

A taxonomic genus within the family Daubentoniidae – the aye-ayes, lemurs, of Madagascar.


Cebinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cebidae – the capuchin monkeys.


Cebidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the capuchins and squirrel monkeys.

Cebus

(family): Cebinae (capuchin), Saimiriinae (squirrel monkey) - subfamilies


Saimiriinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cebidae – the squirrel monkeys.


Tarsiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the tarsiers.

Tarsius

until recently considered the only genus


Tarsius

A taxonomic genus within the family Tarsiidae – the tarsiers.


Dugongidae

A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia – dugong.


Sirenia

Named for the legendary siren, originating in Greek mythology.

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – sirenians: dugongs and manatees.


Trichechidae

Trichechus + -idae; see Latin trichechus.

A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia – manatees.


Macraucheniidae

A taxonomic family within the order †Litopterna – certain extinct South American ungulates.


Xenopus

English: xenobot

New Latin xeno- + -pus, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Coined by Johann Georg Wagler in Isis von Oken v.20, 1827, p726.

Xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Pipidae – the clawed frogs. The best known species is Xenopus laevis, which is used as a model organism in scientific research.

Xenopus § Species on Wikipedia for species


Columba

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – doves and pigeons.


Phasianidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – various terrestrial, ground-living birds: the pheasants, partridges, junglefowl (including the chicken), Old World quail, francolins, monals and peafowl.

For genera see Category:Phasianidae

family): Meleagridinae (turkey), Perdicinae (partridge), Phasianinae (pheasant, junglefowl and related birds), Tetraoninae (grouse) (subfamilies


Gallus

From Latin gallus (“rooster, cock, male chicken”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – junglefowl, including domestic chickens.


Pyrrhocorax

From Ancient Greek πυρροκόραξ (purrhokórax, “Alpine chough”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – choughs.


Corvidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – crows, magpies, ravens, jays, choughs etc.


Gavia immer

great northern diver
great northern diver

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – great northern loon, great northern diver or common loon.


Gavia pacifica

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – the Pacific loon or Pacific diver.


Gavia adamsii

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – the yellow-billed loon or white-billed diver.


Gavia stellata

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – red-throated loon or red-throated diver.


Gaviidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gaviiformes – loons or divers.


Gavia arctica

black-throated diver
black-throated diver

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – black-throated loon, black-throated diver or Arctic loon.


Mustelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – otters, badgers, honey badgers, weasels, etc.

(family): Guloninae (marten, wolverine, tayra, fisher), Helictidinae, Ictonychinae (grison, striped polecat, etc.), Lutrinae (otters), Melinae (European badger), Mellivorinae (honey badger), Taxidiinae (American badger), Mustelinae (weasel) – subfamilies

small-clawed otter; sea otter; speckle-throated otter; river otter; river otter; smooth-coated otter; Patagonian weasel; honey badger; weasel; American mink; African striped weasel; giant otter; American badger; marbled polecat

Aonyx – Arctonyx – Eira – Enhydra – Galictis – Gulo – Hydrictis – Ictonyx(striped polecat, striped weasel) – Lontra – Lutra – Lutrogale – Lyncodon – Martes – Meles – Mellivora – Melogale – Mustela – Neovison – Pekania – Poecilogale – Pteronura – Taxidea – Vormela – extant genera


Troglodytidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – wrens and related songbirds.


Sylvioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Passeriformes – many families of songbirds.

Certhiidae

(superfamily): Aegithalidae, Cisticolidae, Hirundinidae, Hypocoliidae, Paradoxornithidae, Paridae, Pycnonotidae, Regulidae, Remizidae, Rhabdornithidae, Sylviidae, Timaliidae, Zosteropidae - families


Ursidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – bears.


Stegosaurus

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Stegosauridae – herbivorous dinosaurs distinguished by the plates on their backs.


FIV

(virology, initialism) Feline immunodeficiency virus.


Magicicada

From Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”)+ Latin cicada.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – some North America periodical cicadas, whose nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature, so that the adults emerge in great numbers at infrequent intervals.


Vespidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many eusocial and solitary wasps.

Angiopolybia

family): Vespinae (yellowjacket and hornet), Eumeninae (potter wasp), Euparagiinae, Masarinae (pollen wasp), Polistinae (paper wasp), Stenogastrinae (subfamilies


Amara

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – sun beetles.


Struthioniformes

A taxonomic order within the parvclass Paleognathae – ratites, principally large, running birds, whose extant members include ostriches, emss, and kiwis.


Struthio

A taxonomic genus within the family Struthionidae – ostriches.


Tinamiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the bird order of the tinamous.


Struthionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Struthioniformes – ostriches.


Bovinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Bovidae – bovines.


Penelope

From Ancient Greek πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “duck”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – typical guans, 65 to 95 cms in length.


Betta

New Latin, from Malay ikan bettah, from Malay ikan (“fish”) + Malay bettah (“the name of an ancient warrior tribe”).

Siamese fighting fish
Siamese fighting fish

A taxonomic genus within the family Osphronemidae – fish, including species Betta splendens, the Siamese fighting fish.


Psittacidae

A taxonomic family within the order Psittaciformes – true parrots.

For genera see Category:Psittacidae

(family): Loriinae, Psittacinae - subfamilies


Psittacula

Latin psittacus (“parrot”) (from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós)) + -ula

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain parakeets.


Dendrobranchiata

A taxonomic suborder within the order Decapoda – prawns, ie, large shrimp-like crustaceans.


Tetraodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – a family of fish, such as the pufferfish.


Orthogastropoda

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + Gastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda – the true snails.


Percidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – some perciform fish, including the perch.

Ammocrypta

family): Etheostomatinae, Luciopercinae, Percinae (subfamilies


Gastropoda

gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)

A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – gastropods or univalves.


Scincidae

A taxonomic family within the order Scincomorpha – skinks.

Ablepharus

(family): Acontinae, Scincinae – subfamilies


Heterobranchia

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Orthogastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda.


Circinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – the harriers.


Ceratopogonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – biting midges.


Polyneoptera

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + Neoptera.

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera.

A taxonomic cohort within the infraclass Neoptera.


Cyprinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cypriniformes – carps and minnows.

(family): Acheilognathinae, Barbinae, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Danioninae, Garrinae, Gobioninae, Hypophthalmichthyinae, Leuciscinae, Rasborinae, Schizothoracinae, Xenocypridinae - subfamilies

Cyprinidae on Wikispecies for the genera

including many not yet assigned to subfamilies


Sphyrnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the hammerhead sharks etc.


Carcharhiniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – ground sharks.


Sphyrna

Corruption of Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra, “hammer, mallet”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – the hammerhead sharks.


Vireo

A taxonomic genus within the family Vireonidae – the vireos.


Vireonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – vireos and greenlets.


Smegmamorpha

An acronym from the six taxa which originally comprises the group. + -morpha

A taxonomic clade within the superorder Acanthopterygii – including swamp eels, mullets, sticklebacks, sea horses, spiny eels, rainbowfishes, and killifishes.


Culicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – mosquitoes.


Drosophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – including fruit flies, vinegar flies, wine flies, pomace flies, grape flies, and picked-fruit flies.

Drosophila

(family): Drosophilinae, Steganinae - subfamilies

for the many other genera see Drosophilidae on Wikispecies..


Psocodea

Psocoptera

bark lice, also called bark flies or book lice; orders

A taxonomic superorder within the subdivision Paraneoptera.

A taxonomic order within the superorder Paraneoptera.

Amphientomidae

(order): Psocomorpha, Troctomorpha, Trogiomorpha - suborders


Sternorrhyncha

New Latin, from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “breast-bone”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – various plant-feeding insects; aphids, whiteflies, scale insects etc.

†Naibioidea

(suborder): Aleyrodoidea (whiteflies), Aphidoidea (aphid), Coccoidea (scale insect), Phylloxeroidea (phylloxeran, pine aphid and spruce aphid), Psylloidea (jumping plant lice, etc.) - superfamilies


Hemiptera

In all the species studied holokinetic chromosomes were found, this being a characteristic feature of the Hemiptera [...]

1992, Anna Maryańska-Nadachowska, Valentina G. Kuznetsova, Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa, “Karyotypes of Psyllina (Homoptera)”, in Folia Biologica: International Journal of Biological Research, volume 40, Cracow Zoological Publications, page 23:

A taxonomic order within the superorder Condylognatha – true bugs.


Diaspididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the armoured scale insects.


Coccoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – scale insects, including mealy bugs.

Arnoldidae

(superfamily): Aclerdidae, Asterolecaniidae, Beesoniidae, Callipappidae, Carayonemidae, Cerococcidae, Coccidae, Coelostomidiidae, Conchaspididae, Dactylopiidae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Halimococcidae, Kermesidae, Kerriidae, Kuwaniidae, Lecanodiaspididae, Marchalinidae, Margarodidae, Matsucoccidae, Micrococcidae, Monophlebidae, Ortheziidae, Phenacoleachiidae, Phoenicococcidae, Pityococcidae, Pseudococcidae, Putoidae, Rhizoecidae, Steingeliidae, Stictococcidae, Stigmacoccidae, Xylococcidae – families


Fratercula

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the puffins.


Alcidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – auks, murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets.


Culicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – many midges.


Chaoboridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – various midges.


Ancylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Planorbidae – river limpets.


Ancylinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Planorbidae – river limpets, formerly family Ancylidae.

Ancylus

(subfamily): Ancylini, Laevapicini - tribes


Ancylini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Planorbidae – river limpets, ramshorn snails and their allies.


Cercopithecini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cercopithecidae – the guenons and related monkeys.


Papionini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cercopithecidae – the macaques and related monkeys.


Macaca

New Latin, from Portuguese macaca, the feminine equivalent of macaco (“monkey”). Unknown ultimate origin, but thought to have been borrowed from an African language of the Congo region. See macaco for other possible etymologies.
Cognate with French macaque, English macaque and macaco, Spanish macaca/macaco, and Italian macaco.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – macaques, Old World monkeys, principally Asian.


Geometridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – measuring worms, loopers, and cankerworms.


Bombycina

A taxonomic subsection within the order Lepidoptera – very many moths.


Cossina

A taxonomic section within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.

A taxonomic subsection within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Phasmatodea

A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – the stick insects, now Phasmida.


Acromyrmex

New Latin acro- + Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – a leafcutter ant.


Paramythia

A taxonomic genus within the family Paramythiidae – the crested berrypeckers.


Vini

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – several lorikeets.


Sturnella

A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae – the meadowlarks.


Hesperiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – skipper butterflies.

Aegiale

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Hesperiiformes – series


Icteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles etc.


Bostrichiformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – a great number of beetles.


Anobium

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptinidae – certain wood-boring beetles.


Anobiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – very many wood-boring beetles, including the deathwatch beetles, now usually included in family Ptinidae.


Bostrichoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – very many beetles.

Anobiidae

(superfamily): Bostrichidae, Dermestidae, Endecatomidae, Ptinidae - families

Jacobsoniidae

now placed in superfamily Staphylinoidea

Nosodendridae

families formerly placed in superfamily Bsotrichoidea


Polyphaga

From Ancient Greek πολυφάγος (poluphágos, “eating to excess”), from πολύς (polús) "many" + φαγεῖν (phageîn) "to eat", reflecting the wide variety of foods eaten across this group.

(Polyphaga f) A taxonomic genus within the family Corydiidae – sand cockroaches.


Anobiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ptinidae – very many wood-boring beetles.

Actenobius

(subfamily): Anobiini, Colposternini, Euceratocerini, Gastrallini, Hadrobregmini, Nicobiini, Stegobiini - tribes


Anoplognathus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the Christmas beetles.


Anoplognathini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Scarabaeidae – Australasian scarab beetles.


Rutelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – shining leaf chafers and related scarab beetles.


Anoplognathina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Scarabaeidae – Australian scarab beetles.


Scarabaeoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – scarab beetles and many related beetles.


Scarabaeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – scarab beetles.


Scarabaeiformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – the scarab beetles and very many related beetles.

Belohinidae

(infraorder): Scarabaeoidea – superfamily


Isopoda

iso- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)

A taxonomic order within the superorder Peracarida – isopods.


Gulo

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – the wolverine.


Mustelinae

Mustela

genus; weasel, certain polecat, European mink, black-footed ferret, ermine

(sensu lato) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – wolverines, weasels, martens, etc.

(sensu stricto) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – weasels, polecats.


Vormela

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – marbled polecat.


Caenogastropoda

Certain gastropods, including the cowry, whelk, and periwinkles

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Orthogastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda.


Neogastropoda

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda.

†Weeksiidae

extinct families not assigned to superfamilies

A taxonomic infraorder within the suborder Hypsogastropoda.


Ixodida

A taxonomic order within the superorder Parasitiformes – ticks.

Argasidae

(order): Argasoidea, Ixodoidea, Nuttallielloidea - superfamilies


Arachnida

⇒ English: arachnoid

→ French: arachnide
→ English: arachnid

A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, mites and ticks, having four pairs of thoracic appendages.

Holothyrida

class): Acari (subclass, no consensus on use


Acari

New Latin, plural of Acarus (“typical genus of mites”)

A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida – ticks and mites.

Holothyrida

(subclass): Acariformes, Parasitiformes - superorders


Araneae

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – spiders.


Theridion

→ French: théridion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θηρίδιον (thērídion).

A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – many spiders, some of which are social.


Acanthodii

A taxonomic class within the infraphylum Gnathostomata – an extinct class of spiny sharks.


Amiiformes

A taxonomic order within the infraclass Holostei – mostly extinct primitive ray-finned fish having abbreviate heterocercal tail, fusiform body, and median fin rays.


Amphipoda

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “all over, all around”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)

A taxonomic order within the class Malacostraca – amphipods; very many shrimplike crustaceans.


Pithecanthropus

English: pithecanthropoid

From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”) + Latin -us

"Do not be alarmed," said Dr. Maupuis' quiet voice. "It is the Pithecanthropus. He is harmless." Had it been a cat which had strayed into the room the scientist could not have discussed it more calmly.

1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

A former taxonomic genus in the family Hominidae, whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo. It was first used as the generic name for what is now called Homo erectus erectus (Java man).

Anthropopithecus

generic name first used for Homo erectus erectus


Meliponini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – stingless honey bees or meliponines.


Trigona

Coined by naturalist Louis Jurine in 1807. Compare Latin trigōna (“triangular”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – three species of vulture bees and many other stingless bees.

Trigona australis

(genus): Duckeola, Frieseomelitta, Geotrigona, Tetragona, Tetragonisca, Trigona - subgenera


Apoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – bees and certain wasps.

†Angarosphecidae

superfamily): Ampulicidae (cockroach wasp), Andrenidae (mining bee), Apidae (many bees, including honey bee), Colletidae (masked bee, miner bee and plasterer bee), Crabronidae (some wasp), Halictidae (sweat bee), Heterogynaidae (certain wasp), Megachilidae, Melittidae, Sphecidae (thread-waisted wasp), Stenotritidae (now subfamily Stenotritinae in Colletidae) (families


Apinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Apidae – most bees.


Apidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – most bees, including the honeybees, bumblebees, and carpenter bees.

Acanthopus

(family): Apinae, Andreninae, Nomadinae, Xylocopinae - subfamilies


Gymnophiona

A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – the caecilians.


Apoda

New Latin a- (“without”) + -poda (“foot”).

A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – Gymnophiona, caecilians, worm-like amphibians.

(Apoda f) A taxonomic genus within the family Limacodidae – slug-like moths.


Limnodromus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the dowitchers.


Drosophila

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae – fruit flies or drosophilas.

Drosophila funebris

(genus): Chusqueophila, Dorsilopha, Drosophila, Dudaica, Phloridosa, Psilodorha, Siphlodora, Sophophora - subgenera

Drosophila grimshawi - species with fully srquenced genomes

Drosophila on Wikispecies for other species


Eos

From Latin Eos, from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Dawn”), likely in reference to its red color.

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.


Anubis

From Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw, i-n:p-w-E16

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.


Ptininae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ptinidae – spider beetles.

Casapus

(subfamily): Ectrephini, Ptinini, Sphaericini - tribes


Heteropterygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Phasmida – jungle nymph and many related creatures.

Aretaon

(family): Dataminae, Heteropteryginae, Obriminae – subfamilies


Kermesidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the kermes and related insects.


Kermes

From English kermes, from Persian قرمز (qermez).

A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – the kermes insects, source of a red dye.


Spheniscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Sphenisciformes – penguins.


Scolopacidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – sandpipers and snipes.

escolopàcids

taxonomic family within suborder Charadrii

Bartramia

(family): Numeninae, Limosinae, Arenariinae, Tringinae, Scolopacinae - subfamilies

Gallinago

genera currently assigned to subfamilies of Scolopacidae


Diplopoda

From neuter plural of New Latin diplopodus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot, leg”) + Latin -us (adjectival suffix).

af

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Myriapoda – the millipedes.

Chilognatha

Helminthomorpha, Pentazonia - infraclasses


Chilopoda

From neuter plural of New Latin chilopodus, from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + πούς (poús, “foot, leg”) for the forcipules of centipedes.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – centipedes.


Triakidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – hound sharks.


Cicadomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – the cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, and spittlebugs.


Auchenorrhyncha

From Ancient Greek αὐχήν (aukhḗn, “neck, throat”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

bor

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – the cicadas, planthoppers and many related insects.


Membracoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – the leafhoppers and treehoppers.


Ardeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – herons and bitterns.


Cicadellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – leafhoppers.


Bubulcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – cattle egrets, native to Eurasia, now found in tropical to warm-temperate zones worldwide.


Turdidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – thrushes.


Ammonoidea

A taxonomic subclass within the class Cephalopoda – the ammonites, extinct from 66Ma.


Colubroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Serpentes – most snakes.


Bungarus

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – the kraits, found in South and Southeast Asia.


Elapidae

From Elaps (“the former genus of coral snakes”) + -idae. Compare Elopidae.

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – many venomous snakes.

Aspidelaps

family): Elapinae, Hydrophiinae, Laticaudinae (subfamilies


Procellariidae

A taxonomic family within the order Procellariiformes – petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, etc.


Procellaria

From Latin procellaria (“petrel”), from procella (“storm”) + -aria (“-ary: forming adjectives”), from their presumed association with stormy weather.

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – the petrels.


Ursus maritimus

Latin ursus (“bear”) + maritimus (“of the sea, maritime”).

A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – polar bear, a species of bear native to the Arctic, the apex predator within its range.


Phocidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – true seals.


Mammut

From French mammouth, from Russian ма́монт (mámont, “mammoth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Mammutidae – mastodons or mastodonts.


Pandion haliaetus

A taxonomic species within the family Pandionidae – western osprey, found on regions in all continents except Antarctica.


Salticoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Araneae – the jumping spiders.


Salticidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – very many jumping spiders.

(family): Onomastinae, Asemoneinae, Lyssomaninae, Spartaeinae, Euophryinae, Eupoinae, Freyinae, Hisponinae, Salticinae - subfamilies

Salticidae on Wikispecies. for the extremely numerous genera


Orcinus

Latin Orcinus (“of the realms of the dead”), from Orcus + -inus

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the orca.


Xenops

From xen(o)- + Ancient Greek ὄψῐς (ópsis, “face”), in reference to their short, upturned bills.

A taxonomic genus within the family Furnariidae. The xenops and ovenbirds.


Otis

From Latin ōtis (“bustard”), from Ancient Greek ὠτίς (ōtís).

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – great bustard (Otis tarda).


Equus quagga

A taxonomic species within the family Equidae – plains zebra, common zebra.


Grampus

From English grampus, ultimately from Latin crassius (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – a type of gray dolphin, Risso's dolphin.


Delphinidae

A taxonomic family within the infraorder Cetacea – dolphins, etc.


Pandion

Named by French biologist Marie Jules César Savigny from Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn), after Pandion II, a mythological king whose successor Nisos was said to have transformed into a sea-eagle.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pandionidae – the osprey.

Marie Jules César Savigny
Nisos
Pandion II


Bembicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Crabronidae – many crabronid wasps.


Crabronidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – crabronid wasps.

Philanthus

(family): Astatinae, Bembicinae, Crabroninae, Dinetinae, Eremiaspheciinae, Mellininae, Pemphredoninae, Philanthinae - subfamily


Oriolus

A taxonomic genus within the family Oriolidae – Old World orioles.


Oriolidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the figbirds and orioles.


Mergus

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – typical mergansers.


Diomedeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Procellariiformes – albatrosses.


Leipoa

A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – mallee fowl, of Australia.


Leipoa ocellata

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – malleefowl, of Australia.


Thamnophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – most called antwrens, antvireos, antbirds, or antshrikes.


Thamnophilus

From Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “bush, shrub”) + φίλος (phílos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Thamnophilidae – certain antshrikes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain beetles.


Anas platyrhynchos

From New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).

πλατυρρυγχος

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – mallard, a dabbling duck, native to the temperate and subtropical Americas.


Mirounga

A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae – elephant seals.


Haliaeetus leucocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – bald eagle or American eagle.


Haliaeetus

New Latin, from Latin haliaeëtōs (“sea eagle”), from Ancient Greek ἁλιαίετος (haliaíetos)

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – sea-eagles.


Branta canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Canada goose.


Branta

New Latin/Medieval Latin, Latinization of Old Norse brandgás (literally “burned [black] goose”), probably via English brant, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning”) + *gans (“goose”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – black geese, found throughout North America and in northern coastal regions of Eurasia.


Cebus

From Ancient Greek κῆβος (kêbos, “a long-tailed monkey”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – slender capuchin monkeys.


Irena

A taxonomic genus within the family Irenidae – fairy-bluebirds.


Amazona

Named by French zoologist René Lesson in 1830 after the Amazon rainforest, which name is ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – amazon parrots, native to the Neotropicos, but domestic and escaped elsewhere.


Clivia

(plant): New Latin, Clive (“a surname”) + -ia, named by botanist John Lindley (1799-1865) after Charlotte Florentina Clive (died 1866)
(wasp): From Latin clivus (“rise, slope”), referring to the strongly convex scutellum. Named and described in 2005 by Yan-Zhou Zhang and Da-Wei Huang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – the clivias or kaffir lilies.


Reduvioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – assassin bugs etc.

Phymatidae

family; ambush bug; now Phymatinae in Reduviidae


Cimicomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – very many predatory bugs.


Heteroptera

From Ancient Greek ἕτεροπτερος (héteropteros, “different wings”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – typical true bugs.


Triatoma

Feminine of New Latin triatomus, from tri- (“three”) + atomus (“indivisible element”), referring to the segmented antennae (which actually have four segments) of the insect.

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – large blood-sucking bugs that feed on mammals and sometimes transmit Chagas disease to their hosts.


Reduviidae

→ English: reduviid

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – assassin bugs and similar insects.


Triatominae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Reduviidae – kissing bugs.

Triatoma

(subfamily): Alberproseniini, Bolboderini, Cavernicolini, Linshcosteini, Rhodniini, Triatomini - tribes


Lagopus

From Latin lagōpūs, from Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – ptarmigans.


Dysithamnus

A taxonomic genus within the family Thamnophilidae – antvireos of Central and South America.


Lactarius

From Latin lactārius (“pertaining to milk”), derived from lac (“milk”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lactariidae – false travallies (fish).


Mustela

From Latin mūstēla (“weasel”), probably from mūs (“mouse”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – weasels and close relatives.

Mustela africana

(genus): Mustela erminea (stoat, Beringian ermine, Eurasian ermine, short-tailed weasel) - type species; , Mustela aistoodonnivalis (missing-toothed pygmy weasel), Mustela altaica (mountain weasel), Mustela eversmannii (steppe polecat), Mustela furo (domestic ferret), Mustela haidarum (Haida ermine), Mustela itatsi (Japanese weasel), Mustela kathiah (yellow-bellied weasel), Mustela lutreola (European mink), Mustela lutreolina (Indonesian mountain weasel), Mustela macrodon, Mustela nigripes (black-footed ferret), Mustela nivalis (least weasel), Mustela nudipes (Malayan weasel), Mustela putorius (European polecat), Mustela rickardsonii (American ermine), Mustela sibirica (Siberian weasel), Mustela strigidorsa (back-striped weasel) - other currently accepted species


Nestor

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigopidae – kea and kaka.


Sander

A taxonomic genus within the family Percidae – zanders.


Aythya

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – canvasback, redhead, pochard and other ducks.


Anatinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Anatidae – dabbling ducks.


Neofelis diardi

After Pierre-Médard Diard (1794–1863), French naturalist and explorer.

Bornean clouded leopard
Bornean clouded leopard

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the Bornean clouded leopard.


Lepus europaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – European hare.


Pongo abelii

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – the Sumatran orangutan.


Lepus capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – Cape hare.


Falco peregrinus

From Latin falco (“falcon”) + peregrinus (“peregrine”).

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – peregrine falcon.


Anserinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Anatidae – many swans and geese.


Cygnus olor

Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”) + Latin olor (“swan”)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – mute swan.


Pachycephalosaurus

From Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, “thick”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”)

Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis

A taxonomic genus within the family Pachycephalosauridae – a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Maastrichtian faunal stage) of what is now North America.. Currently contains only the species Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis


Pieridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – many white and yellow butterflies.


Lari

A taxonomic suborder within the order Charadriiformes – gulls, terns, skuas, skimmers, etc.


Muscomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – most flies.


Aschiza

A taxonomic section within the order Diptera – many muscoid flies.


Phoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the phorid flies.


Phoroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the phorid and related flies.


Brachycera

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κέρας (kéras, “antenna”), referring to their short, bi- or tri-segmented antennae (which are sometimes pseudosegmented).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – almost all flies.


Paridae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – tits and chickadees.


Gruidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – cranes.

Balearica

family): Balearicinae, Gruinae (subfamilies


Papio

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the baboons.


Carduelis

From Latin carduēlis (“thistlefinch, goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)”), from carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – now three species of goldfinch, but that formerly included the greenfinches, redpolls, linnets, the twite, and the non-African siskins.

(genus): Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch) - type species; Carduelis citrinella (citril finch), Carduelis corsicana (Corsican finch) - other species

25 species that were placed here in recent classificatons have been moved to genera Acanthis


Fringillidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – finches.


Laniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – shrikes.


Elateriformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – very many click beetles and related species.


Lampyridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the fireflies.


Elateroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles etc.


Petroica

A taxonomic genus within the family Petroicidae – the Australasian robins.


Phalacrocoracidae

A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – cormorants and shags.


Petroicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – Australasian robins.


Phalacrocorax

from Latin phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants.

Phalacrocorax auritus

now Nannopterum auritum, double-crested cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

now Nannopterum brasilianum, Neotropic cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Japanese cormorant, Temminck's cormornat

Featherston's shag; black-faced cormorant; Indian cormorant; spotted shag; little black cormorant

Australian pied cormorant, yellow-faced cormorant

Phalacrocorax featherstoni (Pitt shag, Phalacrocorax fuscescens, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis, Phalacrocorax gaimardi, Phalacrocorax harrisi, Phalacrocorax lucidus, Phalacrocorax magellanicus, Phalacrocorax neglectus (bank cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax punctatus, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, Phalacrocorax urile, Phalacrocorax varius - extant species


Viperidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – many venomous snakes (the vipers).


Tytonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Strigiformes – barn owls.


Viduidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – indigobirds and whydahs.


Tyto

Probably from Ancient Greek τυτώ (tutṓ, “onomatopoeic for owl”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tytonidae – barn owls.


Varanus

A taxonomic genus within the family Varanidae – monitor lizards.

Varanus varius

(genus): Varanus (Empagusia), Varanus (Euprepiosaurus), Varanus (Hapturosaurus) (tree monitor), Varanus (Odatria), Varanus (Papusaurus) (Papuan monitor), Varanus (Philippinosaurus), Varanus (Polydaedalus) (African monotor), Varanus (Psammosaurus) (desert monitor), Varanus (Solomonsaurus) (spiny-neck monitor), Varanus (Soterosaurus) (water monitor), Varanus (Varanus) - subgenera


Aphididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – consisting of small, soft bodied, plant feeding insects, the aphids.


Aedes

From Ancient Greek ἀηδής (aēdḗs, “unpleasant, odious”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito., some species of which transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

Aedes aegypti

(genus): Aedes (Aedes), Aedes (Aedimorphus), Aedes (Alanstonea), Aedes (Albuginosus), Aedes (Belkinius), Aedes (Bothaella), Aedes (Cancraedes), Aedes (Christophersiomyia), Aedes (Coetzeemyia), Aedes (Diceromyia), Aedes (Edwardsaedes), Aedes (Finlaya), Aedes (Fredwardsius), Aedes (Halaedes), Aedes (Huaedes), Aedes (Indusius), Aedes (Isoaedes), Aedes (Leptosomatomyia), Aedes (Lorrainea), Aedes (Neomelaniconion), Aedes (Ochlerotatus), Aedes (Paraedes), Aedes (Protomacleaya), Aedes (Pseudarmigeres), Aedes (Scutomyia), Aedes (Skusea), Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenera


Xenosmilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – extinct Machairodontinae, saber-toothed cats.


Athene

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls.

lbor

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – certain small, typical owls or owlets.


Pepsis

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “cooking, digestion”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Pompilidae.


Carcharodon megalodon

Carcharodon + Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “great, large”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”)

A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – a prehistoric shark, related to the great white shark, known only from fossils.


Brachyura

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – the true crabs, characteristically with a short tail and a reduced abdomen.


Strix nebulosa

A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – the great grey owl.


Mammut borsoni

A taxonomic species within the family Mammutidae – the Borson's mastodon.


Mammutidae

A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – mastodons or mastodonts.


Mammuthus primigenius

A taxonomic species within the family Elephantidae – the woolly mammoth.


Mammut americanum

A taxonomic species within the family Mammutidae – the extinct American mastodon.


Mammuthus

From New Latin mammuthus, from French mammouth (see there for more).

A taxonomic genus within the family Elephantidae – mammoths.


Melanitta nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the common scoter.


Melanogrammus aeglefinus

A taxonomic species within the family Gadidae – the haddock.


Numida meleagris

A taxonomic species within the family Numididae – guineafowl.

Numida meleagris coronatus

Natal helmeted guineafowl - eastern South Africa

Numida meleagris galeatus

West African guineafowl - western Africa to southern Chad, central Zaire

Numida meleagris marungensis

Marungu helmeted guineafowl - south Congo basin to western Angola and Zambia

Numida meleagris meleagris

Saharan helmeted guineafowl - eastern Chad to Ethiopia, northern Zaire

Numida meleagris mitratus

tufted guineafowl - Tanzania to eastern Mozambique, Zambia

Numida meleagris papillosus

Damara helmeted guineafowl - southern Angola to Botswana and Namibia

Numida meleagris reichenowi

Reichenow's helmeted guineafowl - Kenya and central Tanzania

Numida meleagris sabyi

Saby's helmeted guineafowl - northwestern Morocco

Numida meleagris somaliensis

Somali tufted guineafowl - northeastern Ethiopia and Somalia


Hydrobatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Procellariiformes – storm petrels.


Gyps fulvus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the griffon vulture.


Numida

helmeted guinea fowl
helmeted guinea fowl

A taxonomic genus within the family Numididae – the helmeted guinea fowl.


Ursus arctos

From Latin ursus (“bear”) + Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – brown bear.


Falconidae

A taxonomic family within the order Falconiformes – caracaras and falcons.


Streptopelia risoria

A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the African collared dove or Barbary dove.


Chalcis

A taxonomic genus within the family Chalcididae – type genus of chalcid wasps.


Grallina

A taxonomic genus within the family Monarchidae – torrent-lark and magpie-lark.


Anhimidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anseriformes – the screamers.


Aphidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – the aphids.


Coturnix coturnix

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – common quail.


Beloniformes

The needlefishes and related fishes, such as ricefishes, flyingfishes, halfbeaks, and sauries.

A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii.

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.


Dromaius

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaiidae – the emus.


Dromaius novaehollandiae

Latin Dromaius (“fast-footed”) + novaehollandiae (“New Hollander”)

A taxonomic species within the family Dromaiidae – emu.


Amphiumidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – Congo snakes.


Salamandroidea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Caudata – advanced salamanders.

Beiyanerpeton

suborder): Ambystomatidae, Amphiumidae, Dicamptodontidae, Plethodontidae, Proteidae, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandridae (families


Melinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – badgers.


Certhiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the treecreepers.


Aegithalidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the bushtits.


Polioptilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – gnatcatchers.


Cisticolidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – cisticolas and allies.


Mellivorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – ratel or honey badger.


Lutrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – the otters.


Hirundinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – swallows and martins.


Regulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – goldcrests and kinglets.