Lemuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the lemurs.

Hapalemur

lesser lemur, gentle lemur, or bamboo lemur


Daubentoniidae

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


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.


Saimiriinae

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


Cebinae

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


Cebidae

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

Cebus

(family): Cebinae (capuchin), Callithrichinae (marmoset and tamarin, now often split into family Callithrichidae), Saimiriinae (squirrel monkey), †Tremacebinae - subfamilies


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 or sea cows: dugongs and manatees.


Macraucheniidae

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


Trichechidae

Trichechus + -idae; see Latin trichechus.

A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia – manatees.


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.

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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.


Cupressaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales.

A taxonomic family within the order Cupressales.

Actinostrobus

(family): Athrotaxidoideae, Callitroideae, Cunninghamhioideae, Cupressoideae, Sequoioideae, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae - subfamilies


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.


Fagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – beech trees.

Fagus langevinii

genus): Fagus chienii, Fagus crenata (Japanese beech), Fagus engleriana (Chinese beech), Fagus grandifolia (American beech), Fagus hayatae (Taiwan beech), Fagus japonica (Japanese blue beech), Fagus longipetiolata (South Chinese beech), Fagus lucida (shining beech), Fagus mexicana (Mexican beech) or haya), Fagus orientalis (Oriental beech), Fagus sylvatica (European beech), Fagus × taurica (Crimean beech) (species


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.


Liliaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Liliales – lilies and related plants.


Malvaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – many flowering plants.


Malva

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – mallows.


Rutaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – many shrubs and trees including those that bear citrus fruits.

numerous unassigned genera per NCBI

Dictyolomatoideae, Flindersioideae, Toddalioideae - other subfamilies


Gavia adamsii

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


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.


Gaviidae

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


Gavia stellata

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


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, ratels, weasels, mink, etc.

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

small-clawed otter; sea otter; speckle-throated otter; river otter; river otter; smooth-coated otter; Patagonian weasel; honey badger; weasel, ferret; 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.


Chlamydiae

Bacteria which are all intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – now Chlamydiota.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Chlamydiota.


Bacteroidetes

Plural of Bacteroides , following Ancient Greek model

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – now Bacteriodota.


Aquificae

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria that live in hot springs and thermal ocean vents etc., now Aquificota.


Candida albicans

A taxonomic species within the family Saccharomycetaceae – a diploid asexual fungus (a form of yeast), the overgrowth of which results in candidiasis in immunocompromised patients.


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


Ranunculaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ranunculales – buttercups etc.


Ranunculoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ranunculaceae – many flowering plants.

Ranunculus

(subfamily): Aconiteae ( = Delphinieae), Actaeeae, Adonideae, Anemoneae, Caltheae, Helleboreae, Nigelleae, Ranunculeae - tribes


Struthioniformes

A taxonomic order within the parvclass Paleognathae – the ratites.


Tinamiformes

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


Struthionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Struthioniformes – ostriches.


Struthio

A taxonomic genus within the family Struthionidae – ostriches.


Dianthus

Ancient Greek δῖος m (dîos, “holy”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθος n (ánthos, “flower”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – numerous flowering plants, including carnations, pinks, and sweet william.


Bovinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Bovidae – the bovines.


Penelope

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

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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.


Astereae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – asters.


Asteroideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Asteraceae – asters etc.


Atriplex

Latin atriplex, from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus), which is a substrate loan.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – orach and saltbush plants.

Atriplex glabriuscula

glabrous orach, Scotland orache, Babington's orache, seashore orache

Atriplex prostrata

Boucher's spear-leaved orache, fat-hen, halberd-leaf orache, hastate orache, hastate saltplant, seashore orach, spear-scale, thin-leaf orach, thin-leaved orache

Wikipedia, Wikispecies, NCBI, The Plant List

for more of the numerous other species see References


Psittacula

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain parakeets.


Psittacidae

A taxonomic family within the order Psittaciformes – true parrots.

For genera see Category:Psittacidae

(family): Loriinae, Psittacinae - subfamilies


Dendrobranchiata

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


Nephelium lappaceum

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – rambutan, a medium-sized tropical tree, native to southeast Asia.


Tetraodontidae

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


Delphinium

→ English: delphinium

→ Esperanto: delfinio

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→ French: delphinium, → dauphinelle (calque)

→ Italian: delfinio

→ Russian: дельфи́ниум (delʹfínium)

From Ancient Greek δελφῐ́νῐον (delphínion, “larkspur”) because of their flower shape, thought to resemble a back of a dolphin. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – larkspurs; a few hundred species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants, including popular garden plants, such as delphinium.


Bacilli

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bacillota – aerobic rod-shaped bacteria.


Firmicutes

From Latin firmus (“strong”) + cutis (“skin”).

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – very many bacteria, mostly Gram-positive, now superseded by Bacillota.


Sedum

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – stonecrops, succulents found throughout the northern hemisphere.


Orthogastropoda

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

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


Heterobranchia

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Orthogastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda.


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


Percidae

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

Ammocrypta

family): Etheostomatinae, Luciopercinae, Percinae (subfamilies


Circinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – the harriers.


Ceratopogonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – biting midges.


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


Polyneoptera

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

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera.

A taxonomic cohort within the infraclass Neoptera.


Myrtales

A taxonomic order within the clade malvids – many flowering plants including myrtles.


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.


Escherichia

German Escherich + -ia (taxonomic suffix). Named after German-Austrian paediatrician Theodor Escherich

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A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit of the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals and provide vitamin K for their host.


Pinguicula alpina

A taxonomic species within the family Lentibulariaceae – the alpine butterwort, a carnivorous plant of the Alps and Pyrenees mountains of Europe and the Himalayas of Asia.


Vireonidae

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


Vireo

A taxonomic genus within the family Vireonidae – the vireos.


Charophyta

New Latin, from Chara, from Latin chara (“an unknown type of root”) + -ophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – including the stoneworts.

Charales

(division): Charophyceae, Chlorokybophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae, Klebsormidiophyceae, Mesostigmatophyceae, Zygnematophyceae - classes

A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Streptophyta.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Charophyta.


Chlorophyta

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ophyta

Chlorodendrophyceae

(phylum): Chlorophytina, Prasinophytina - subphyla

Uvella - genera incertae sedis within phylum Chlorophyta

The green algae, variously classified and circumscribed, including:

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.

A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Viridiplantae.

A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Chlorophyta.


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


Polypodiales

A taxonomic order within the class Pteridopsida – polypods and many other ferns.

Obsolete families formerly within Polypodiales

Gymnogrammitidaceae

sole genus Gymnogrammatis, now in Polypodiaceae

Pleurosoriopsidaceae

type species Pleurosoriopsis now in family Polypodiaceae


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 [...]

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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.


Chaoboridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – various midges.


Culicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – many midges.


Nyctaginaceae

Nyctago (“synonym of Mirabilis”) + -aceae

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A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – many tropical and subtropical flowering plants.

Abronia

(family): Boldoeae, Bougainvilleeae, Caribeeae, Colignonieae, Leucastereae, Nyctagineae, Pisonieae - tribes


Bougainvillea

Dutch: bougainville

English: bougainvillea

French: bougainvillée

Portuguese: buganvília

Spanish: buganvilla

New Latin, named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Coined by French scientist Philibert Commerson in 1789.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the bougainvillea.


Ancylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Planorbidae – river limpets.


Ancylini

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


Ancylinae

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

Ancylus

(subfamily): Ancylini, Laevapicini - tribes


Enterobacterales

A taxonomic order within the class Gammaproteobacteria – enterobacteria.


Salmonella

→ English: salmonella

Named after American veterinary surgeon Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850–1914) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the salmonella bacteria.

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Choleraesuis

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Paratyphi

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium


Enterobacteriaceae

New Latin, from English enterobacterium + -aceae.

A taxonomic family within the order Enterobacterales – many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria including many pathogens.


Papionini

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


Cercopithecini

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


Cossina

A taxonomic section within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.

A taxonomic subsection within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Geometridae

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


Bombycina

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


Acromyrmex

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

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


Phasmatodea

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


Paramythia

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


Vini

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – several lorikeets.


Pteridales

A taxonomic order within the class Pteridopsida – ferns that have their sori in linear strips under the edge of the leaf tissue, often treated as part of Polypodiales.


Hesperiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – skipper butterflies.


Sturnella

A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae – the meadowlarks.


Icteridae

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


Agaricomycetidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Agaricomycetes – very many mushrooms.


Agaricales

A taxonomic order within the subclass Agaricomycetidae – euagarics, mushrooms with gills or tubes on the underside.

Cribrospora

order): Agaricaceae, Amanitaceae, Bolbitiaceae, Broomeiaceae, Clavariaceae, Coprinaceae?, Cortinariaceae, Cyphellaceae, Entolomataceae, Fistulinaceae, Gigaspermaceae, Hemigasteraceae, Hydnangiaceae, Hygrophorceae, Hymenogastraceae?, Inocybaceae, Lycoperdaceae (=Agaricaceae), Lyophyllaceae, Marasmiaceae, Mesophelliaceae, Mycenaceae, Mycenastraceae?, Niaceae, Nidulariaceae?, Omphalotaceae, Phelloriniaceae, Physalacriaceae, Pleurotaceae, Pluteaceae, Porotheleaceae, Psathyrellaceae, Pterulaceae, Schizophyllaceae, Strophariaceae, Tricholomataceae, Tulostomataceae (=Agaricaceae), Typhulaceae (families


Bostrichiformia

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


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


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.


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.

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(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


Apocynaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – many tropical and subtropical latex-bearing plants including the oleander and periwinkle.


Anoplognathus

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


Anoplognathina

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


Anoplognathini

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


Scarabaeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – scarab beetles.


Rutelinae

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


Scarabaeoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – the scarab beetles and many related 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, ferrets and martens etc.

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


Vormela

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – marbled polecat.


Passifloraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – the passionflowers and related plants.

Adenia

(family): Malesherbioideae, Passifloroideae, Turneroideae, Pibirioideae - subfamilies


Passiflora

From Latin passio + Flora, chosen by Linnaeus to replace earlier Flos Passionis.

A taxonomic genus within the family Passifloraceae – passionflowers and granadillas.

Passiflora incarnata

(genus): Passiflora subg. Astrophea, Passiflora subg. Decaloba, Passiflora subg. Deidamioides, Passiflora subg. Dysosmia, Passiflora subg. Passiflora, Passiflora subg. Polyanthea, Passiflora subg. Tetrapathea - subgenus


Neogastropoda

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda.

†Weeksiidae

extinct families not assigned to superfamilies

A taxonomic infraorder within the suborder Hypsogastropoda.


Caenogastropoda

Certain gastropods, including the cowry, whelk, and periwinkles

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Orthogastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda.


Myrtaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Myrtales – many dicotyledonous plants that yield a fragrant oil - including myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus.

Backhousieae

(family): Myrtoideae, Psiloxyloideae - subfamilies

Myrtaceae on Wikispecies for the many species


Lamiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – many plants related to mint, basil, and other such plants.


Lilioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Liliaceae – lilies etc.


Shigella

Named after Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative bacteria, some of which can invade the colon and trigger the form of dysentery called shigellosis.


Ixodida

A taxonomic order within the superorder Parasitiformes – ticks.

Argasidae

(order): Argasoidea, Ixodoidea, Nuttallielloidea - superfamilies


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


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


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.


Helianthus

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sunflowers.

Helianthus annuus

(genus): Helianthus sect. Agrestes, Helianthus sect. Ciliares, Helianthus sect. Helianthus - sections

Helianthus at The Plant List for additional species and synonyms


Dictyoglomi

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – thermophilic extremophile bacteria.


Fibrobacteres

New Latin plural of Fibrobacter based on Ancient Greek model

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria that break down cellulose in ruminant animals.


Gemmatimonadetes

New Latin, plural of Gemmatimonas based on Ancient Greek model

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – a Gram-negative aerobic polyphosphate-accumulating microbe.


Deinococcus-Thermus

From the genera Deinococcus and Thermus.

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – extremophile bacteria that are resistant to ionizing radiation etc.


Chlorobi

green sulfur bacteria
green sulfur bacteria

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – green sulfur bacteria, now Chlorobiota.


Fusobacteria

Anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria found in the gut:

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria.


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.


Persicaria

From Late Latin persicaria, from persicum (“peach”), alluding to the peach-tree-like leaves of some Persicaria species

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – smartweeds or pinkweeds.

Persicaria maculosa

(genus): Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon, Persicaria sect. Echinocaulon, Persicaria sect. Persicaria, Persicaria sect. Tovara - sections

lesser knotweed; water pepper; pale persicaria; soft knotweed; Nepal persicaria; Vietnamese coriander; princess-feather; Asiatic tearthumb; American tear-thumb; Chinese indigo; Alpine persicaria; Chinese knotweed

(Persicaria campanulata, Persicaria hydropiper, Persicaria lapathifolia, Persicaria mollis, (Persicaria nepalensis, Persicaria odorata, Persicaria orientalis, Persicaria pensylvanica, Persicaria perfoliata, (Persicaria sagittata, Persicaria tinctoria, Persicaria vivipara, Persicaria wallichii, Persicaria weyrichii - selected other species


Amphipoda

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

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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


Apidae

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


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.


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


Cactaceae

From Cactus (“obsolete genus of succulents”) + -aceae.

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – cacti and related plants.

Mammillaria

family): Cactoideae, Maihuenioideae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae - (subfamilies

Cactaceae on Wikispecies for other genera


Cactoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cactaceae – most cacti.


Gymnophiona

A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – the caecilian amphibians.


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.


Solanum

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – nightshades (sensu stricto); mostly poisonous, but including food plants such as tomato, potato and aubergine.


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


Roseae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae – the roses.


Rosoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rosaceae – many shrubs and perennial herbs.


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.


Convolvulus

From Latin convolvulus (“bindweed; caterpillar”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – the true bindweeds or convolvuluses.


Proteaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Proteales – many flowering plants from the Southern Hemisphere.


Proteales

A taxonomic order within the clade eudicots – proteas and related plants.


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).

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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”).

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


Ardeidae

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


Membracoidea

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


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.


Clostridium

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) + -idium (taxonomic suffix).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae – clostridium bacteria, including such human pathogens as the agents of botulism and tetanus.


Amanita muscaria

A taxonomic species within the family Pluteaceae – fly agaric.


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.


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


Bungarus

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


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.


Procellariidae

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


Orchideae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Orchidaceae – orchids.


Orchidoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Orchidaceae – orchids and related plants.


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.


Enterovirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “bowels”) + -virus.

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gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

central nervous system
central nervous system

A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) which typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.


Archaebacteria

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + bacteria, from βακτηρία (baktēría, “rod, staff”).

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(obsolete) A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Bacteria.


Pandion haliaetus

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


Orcinus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the orca.


Vitis

A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae – grapes or grapevines.

Vitis vinifera

(genus): Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis subg. Vitis - subgenera


Cycadales

A taxonomic order within the class Cycadopsida – the cycads.

Cycadaceae

(order): Cycadineae, Zamiineae - suborders


Areceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Arecaceae – many American palms.


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 order Cetacea – dolphins etc.


Ranunculus

English: ⇒ ranunculin, → ranunculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – ranunculuses, including the buttercup etc.

Ranunculus acris

(genus): Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, Ranunculus subg. Crymodes, Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus - subgenera


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.


Oriolus

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


Oriolidae

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


Leccinum

A taxonomic genus within the family Boletaceae – a kind of bolete mushroom.


Amanita phalloides

From Ancient Greek ἀμανίτης (amanítēs) + Latin phallus (“phallus, membrum virile, penis”) + Latin -oīdēs (“-oid, -like”).

A taxonomic species within the family Pluteaceae – death cap mushroom.


Amanita virosa

A taxonomic species within the family Pluteaceae – the European destroying angel.


Amanita pantherina

A taxonomic species within the family Amanitaceae – panther cap.


Diomedeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Procellariiformes – albatrosses.


Mergus

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the typical mergansers.


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.


Wolbachia

From the family name Wolbach, via Simeon Burt Wolbach, who co-discovered the bacterium in 1924, + -ia
Wikispecies

A taxonomic genus within the family Rickettsiaceae – inherited bacterium which infects arthropod species, including a high proportion of all insects.


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.


Papaver

Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin pappa (“milk”), because it has latex which resembles milk.

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – poppies.

Papaver somniferum

(genus): Papaver sect. Argemonidium, Papaver sect. Carinatae, Papaver sect. Californicum, Papaver sect. Horrida, Papaver sect. Macrantha, Papaver sect. Meconidium, Papaver sect. Meconella, Papaver sect. Papaver, Papaver sect. Pilosa, Papaver sect. Rhoeadium - sections


Calendula

From New Latin, a diminutive of Latin calendae, kalendae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – calendulas, Old World plants often called marigolds.


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.


Reduviidae

→ English: reduviid

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


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.

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


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.


Mimosoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Fabaceae – mimosas and related plants, now often tribe Mimoseae in subfamily Caesalpinioideae.


Mimosa

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – mimosas.


Lactarius

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Russulaceae – milk-cap mushrooms.

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, ferrets, 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, Colombian weasel), 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.


Theaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – many genera of flowering plants.

Apterosperma

(family): Gordonieae, Stewartieae, Theeae - tribes; family


Aythya

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the 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 capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – Cape hare.


Pongo abelii

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


Lepus europaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – European hare.


Falco peregrinus

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

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – peregrine falcon.


Cannabis sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – marijuana plant.


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.


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.


Muscomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – most flies.


Paulownia

A taxonomic genus within the family Paulowniaceae – paulownias.


Gruidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – cranes.

Balearica

family): Balearicinae, Gruinae (subfamilies


Paridae

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


Papio

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the baboons.


Carduelis

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

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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.


Lampyridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the fireflies.


Elateriformia

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


Laniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – shrikes.


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.


Petroicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – Australasian robins.


Phalacrocoracidae

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


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


Zingiberaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Zingiberales – very many plants related to ginger.


Viperidae

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


Zingiberales

A taxonomic order within the clade commelinids – Very many, mostly tropical plants, including ginger, cardamom, turmeric, and bananas.


Viduidae

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


Tytonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Strigiformes – barn owls.


Tyto

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Tytonidae – the 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


Zingiber

From Latin zingiber (“ginger”), from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis) (see there for more).

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – the true gingers.

Zingiber on Wikispecies for other species


Papaveraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ranunculales – many plants related to the poppy.

Arctomecon

(family): Papaveroideae, Fumarioideae - subfamilies


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


Boletus edulis

A taxonomic species within the family Boletaceae – a bolete known as porcini, king bolete, and cep among others.

varieties and forms of this well-studied taxon see Boletus edulis at MycoBank


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.


Populus

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – poplar trees, some also called aspens and cottonwoods.

Populus alba

(genus): Populus sect. Abasco, Populus sect. Aigeiros, Populus sect. Leucoides, Populus sect. Populus, Populus sect. Tacamahaca, Populus sect. Turanga - sections

Populus angustifolia

mountain cottonwood, narrowleaf cottonwood, willow cottonwood

Populus sargentii

Great Plains cottonwood, plains cottonwood


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.


Mammuthus primigenius

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


Mammutidae

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


Mammut americanum

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


Convallaria majalis

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – lily of the valley, usually considered endemic to western Eurasia.


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


Mammuthus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Elephantidae – mammoths.


Numida

helmeted guinea fowl
helmeted guinea fowl

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


Gyps fulvus

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


Hydrobatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Procellariiformes – storm petrels.


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.


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.


Coturnix coturnix

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – common quail.


Agaricomycetes

A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota.

Akenomyces

Auriculariales, Cantharellales, Corticiales, Gloeophyllales, Hymenochaetales, Polyporales, Russulales, Sebacinales, Thelephorales, Trechisporales - orders


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.


Salamandroidea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Caudata – advanced salamanders.

Beiyanerpeton

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


Mellivorinae

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


Melinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – badgers.


Amphiumidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – Congo snakes.


Aegithalidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the bushtits.


Lutrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – the otters.


Polioptilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the gnatcatchers.


Certhiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the treecreepers.


Remizidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the penduline tits.


Hirundinidae

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


Regulidae

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


Cisticolidae

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


Hypocoliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the grey hypocolius or hypocolius.


Sittidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the nuthatches.


Timaliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the babblers and scimitar babblers.


Sylviidae

(strictly) A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – sylviid babblers (and formerly parrotbills and myzornises).

(formerly and loosely) A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – all of the Old World warblers.


Pycnonotidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – bulbuls, including greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, finchbills, and bristlebills.

Euptilotus

puff-backed bulbul, formerly in Pycnonotus

Microtarsus

black-and-white bulbul, formerly in Pycnonotus

Poliolophus

yellow-wattled bulbul, formerly in Pycnonotus

Stelgidillas

slender-billed greenbul, formerly in Andropadus


Sakesphorus

From Ancient Greek σακεσφόρος (sakesphóros, “shield-bearing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Thamnophilidae – the antshrikes.


Acanthizidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – Australasian warblers, now often considered a subfamily: Acanthizinae in family Pardalotidae.

Pycnoptilus

(family): Sericornithinae, Acanthizinae - subfamilies


Recurvirostra

From Latin recurvō (“turn back, bend backwards”) + rōstrum (“beak”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Recurvirostridae – the avocets.


Cucujiformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – vary many plant-eating beetles.


Tenebrionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – darkling beetles.


Tenebrionoidea

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

Inopeplidae

superfamily): Aderidae, Anthicidae, Archeocrypticidae, Boridae, Chalcodryidae, Ciidae, Melandryidae, Meloidae, Mordellidae, Mycetophagidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Promecheilidae (syn. Perimylopidae), Prostomidae, Pterogeniidae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Rhipiphoridae, Salpingidae, Scraptiidae, Stenotrachelidae, Synchroidae, Tenebrionidae, Tetratomidae, Trachelostenidae, Trictenotomidae, Ulodidae, Zopheridae (families


Catostomidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cypriniformes – suckers (fish).


Cortinarius anomalus

A taxonomic species within the family Cortinariaceae.


Cortinarius archeri

After 19th century Australian mushroom collector William Archer

A taxonomic species within the family Cortinariaceae – of southern Australia.


Austrocortinarius australiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Cortinariaceae – skirt webcap.


Cortinarius balteatocumatilis

Cortinarius balteato-cumatilis (canonical masculine)


Aepyornithidae

A taxonomic family within the order Struthioniformes – the extinct elephant birds.


Rheidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rheiformes – the rheas.


Struthio camelus

A taxonomic species within the family Struthionidae – common ostrich.


Casuarius unappendiculatus

A taxonomic species within the family Casuariidae – the northern cassowary.


Apterygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apterygiformes – the kiwis.


Apteryx mantelli

North Island brown kiwi
North Island brown kiwi

A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae – North Island brown kiwi.


Apteryx rowi

A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae – the Okarito kiwi or rowi.


Rhea americana

A taxonomic species within the family Rheidae – greater rhea or American rhea.


Dinornithidae

A taxonomic family within the order Struthioniformes – moas, all extinct.


Apteryx australis

A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae – the southern brown kiwi or tokoeka.


Apteryx owenii

A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae – the little spotted kiwi.


Apteryx

From a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apterygidae – kiwis.

Apteryx haastii

(genus): Apteryx australis (common kiwi, southern brown kiwi or tokoeka) - type species


Rhea pennata

A taxonomic species within the family Rheidae – the lesser rhea or Darwin's rhea.


Casuarius

From a New Latin form of Malay kasuari (“cassowary”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Casuariidae – the cassowaries, native to New Guinea nearby islands, and northeastern Australia.


Casuarius casuarius

A taxonomic species within the family Casuariidae – the southern cassowary.


Casuariidae

A taxonomic family within the order Casuariiformes – the cassowaries and emus.


Apteryx haastii

A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae – the great spotted kiwi.


Casuarius bennetti

A taxonomic species within the family Casuariidae – the dwarf cassowary.


Falco rusticolus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – gyrfalcon.


Cortinarius caperatus

A taxonomic species within the family Cortinariaceae – the gypsy mushroom.


Cortinarius calyptrodermus

A taxonomic species within the family Cortinariaceae.


Cortinarius castaneicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Cortinariaceae – a species of webcap.


Cortinarius callochrous

Cortinarius calochrous (canonical masculine)


Entoloma sinuatum

Wikispecies Entoloma sinuatum (canonical neuter)

A taxonomic species within the family Entolomataceae – a deadly poisonous mushroom.


Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllus (“former genus name, now mostly in Dianthus”) + -aceae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – very many herbs and shrubs including the pinks, carnations and campions.

Acanthophyllum

(family): Alsineae (in Alsinoideae); Caryophylleae, Sileneae, (in Caryophylloideae); Corrigioleae, Paronychieae, Polycarpeae (in Paronychioideae); Arenarieae, Eremogoneae, Sagineae, Sclerantheae, Sperguleae (unassigned to subfamily) - tribes


Falco

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – falcons, kestrels, and hobbies.


Dugong dugon

A taxonomic species within the family Dugongidae – the dugong.


Dispholidus typus

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – the highly venomous boomslang snake.


Siraitia grosvenorii

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – a herbaceous perennial vine, native to southern People's Republic of China and Northern Thailand, that produces the monk fruit, one of several types of longevity fruit.

balsampære

an herbaceous perennial vine of the genus Siraitia


Polyergus

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – Amazon ants.


Formicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – very many ants.

Imhoffia

subfamily): Camponotini, Formicini, Gesomyrmecini, Gigantiopini, Lasiini, Melophorini, Myrmecorhynchini, Myrmelachistini, Myrmoteratini, Nostigmatini, Oecophyllini, Plagiolepidini (tribes


Caudata

A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – salamanders, amphibians that typically superficially resemble some lizards.

Nesovtriton

order): Cryptobranchoidea (primitive salamanders), Salamandroidea (advanced salamanders), Sirenoidea (siren) (suborders


Campanulaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – bellflower family.


Campanula

→ English: campanula

From Latin campānula, diminutive of campāna (“bell”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae – bellflowers and related plants.

for the many other species see Campanula


Oxalidales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – very many trees, shrubs, and forbs.


Elvira

New Latin, from French Elvire, after the female subject of "A Elvire" by Alphonse de Lamartine. First attested in 1866.

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds.


Centranthus ruber

A taxonomic species within the family Caprifoliaceae – red valerian, a garden plant and native of the Mediterranean region.


Cottidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – the family of sculpins.


Zoarcidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – eelpouts.


Gallimimus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ornithomimidae – a Cretaceous dinosaur believed capable of running very fast.


Dinornithinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Dinornithidae – the moas.


Dinornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Dinornithidae – flightless birds of New Zealand (giant moas), extinct since about 1500.


Bombini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – the bumblebees.


Netta

From Ancient Greek νῆττα (nêtta, “duck”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – diving ducks called pochards.


Wallabia

A taxonomic genus within the family Macropodidae – containing only the swamp wallaby.


Haematopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Haematopodidae – the oystercatchers.

†Haematopus meadewaldoi

genus): Haematopus ater, Haematopus bachmani, Haematopus chathamensis, Haematopus finschi, Haematopus fuliginosus, Haematopus leucopodus, Haematopus longirostris, Haematopus moquini, Haematopus ostralegus, Haematopus palliatus, Haematopus unicolor (species


Haematopodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the oystercatchers.


Pelecanidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – pelicans.


Pelecanus

From Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pelecanidae – pelicans.


Tragopan temminckii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Temminck's tragopan.


Sturnus

A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – the starlings.


Tragopan

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the tragopans, of many parts of Asia.


Sturnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – starlings and related birds.


Emberizidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – buntings and New World sparrows.


Emberiza

New Latin, from Alemannic German embritz, embritze, emmeritz (standard High German Emmeritze), from Old High German amarzo, diminutive form of amaro (“bunting, ammer”, New High German Ammer).

A taxonomic genus within the family Emberizidae – buntings.


Threskiornithidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – ibises and spoonbills.


Alcedinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coraciiformes – kingfishers.


Platalea

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the spoonbills.


Turdus

A taxonomic genus within the family Turdidae – true thrushes.


Alectoris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτορίς (alektorís, “hen”). See αλέκτορας (aléktoras).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the partridges.


Eudyptes

New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – crested penguins.


Anhinga

From New Latin anhinga, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá, possibly via Portuguese anhingá.

A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – snakebirds or darters.


Cymbidium

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – boat orchids.

for others see Cymbidium at The Plant List


Conocephalum

New Latin cono- (“cone”) + Latin cephalum (“head”)

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Conocephalaceae – a group of liverworts.


Balantiopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Balantiopsidaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.


Heteroscyphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lophocoleaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.


Jubula

New Latin, from Latin iuba (“mane, crest”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Jubulaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.


Balantiopsidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Jungermanniales – a group of leafy liverworts.

Balantiopsis

(family): Balantiopsidoideae, Isotachidoideae, Ruizanthoideae - subfamilies

Eoisotachis?

Acroscyphella, Pseudoisotachis - genera not assigned to a subfamily


Cracidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – chachalacas, guans, and curassows.

Aburria

(family): Cracinae, Penelopinae, Oreophasinae - subfamilies


Listeriaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Bacillales – several Gram-positive bacteria.


Listeria

Named after British surgeon Joseph Lister (1827–1912) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Listeriaceae – the listeria bacteria, some species of which cause listeriosis.


Calpinae

Calpe (“original name of Calyptra”) + -inae

suffix

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Noctuidae – vampire moths and related moths.


Noctuoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – owl moths and related moths.

Aganaidae

(superfamily): Erebidae, Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Oenosandridae, Scranciidae - families

Pantheidae

groups formerly treated as families in Noctuoidea


Calpini

Calpe (“original name of Calyptra”) + -ini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Erebidae – the vampire moths.

Calyptra

type genus. See Calpini on Wikispecies for the other genera.


Orsonwelles

Named after American actor and director Orson Welles.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Linyphiidae – linyphiid spiders found in Hawaii.


Pseudoscorpionida

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – the pseudoscorpions.


Rattus norvegicus

Medieval Latin rattus (“rat”) + norvegicus (“Norwegian”).

A taxonomic species within the family Muridae – brown rat.


Eubrachyura

A taxonomic section within the order Decapoda – very many brachyural crabs.


Abelisauridae

A taxonomic family within the order Saurischia – a group of dinosaurs.


Abrosaurus

From Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “delicate”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the taxon Saurischia – a macronarian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of China.


Carex

Carex hirta

Carex sect. Acrocystis, Carex sect. Albae, Carex sect. Ammoglochin, Carex sect. Anomalae, Carex sect. Aulocystis, Carex sect. Bicolores, Carex sect. Capituligerae, Carex sect. Carex, Carex sect. Careyanae, Carex sect. Ceratocystis, Carex sect. Chlorostachyae, Carex sect. Chordorrhizae, Carex sect. Circinatae, Carex sect. Clandestinae, Carex sect. Collinsiae, Carex sect. Cyperoideae, Carex sect. Deweyanae, Carex sect. Dispermae, Carex sect. Divisae, Carex sect. Dornera, Carex sect. Filifoliae, Carex sect. Firmiculmes, Carex sect. Foetidae, Carex sect. Glareosae, Carex sect. Glaucescentes, Carex sect. Granulares, Carex sect. Griseae, Carex sect. Hallerianae, Carex sect. Heleoglochin, Carex sect. Hirtifoliae, Carex sect. Hispidae, Carex sect. Holarrhenae, Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae, Carex sect. Inflatae, Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae, Carex sect. Laxiflorae, Carex sect. Leptocephalae, Carex sect. Leuchoglochin, Carex sect. Limosae, Carex sect. Longicaules, Carex sect. Lupulinae, Carex sect. Macrocephalae, Carex sect. Mitratae, Carex sect. Multiflorae, Carex sect. Nardinae, Carex sect. Obtusatae, Carex sect. Ovales, Carex sect. Paludosae, Carex sect. Paniceae, Carex sect. Phacocystis, Carex sect. Phaestoglochin, Carex sect. Phyllostachyae, Carex sect. Physoglochin, Carex sect. Pictae, Carex sect. Porocystis, Carex sect. Racemosae, Carex sect. Rhynchocystis, Carex sect. Rostrales, Carex sect. Rupestres, Carex sect. Schiedeanae, Carex sect. Scirpinae, Carex sect. Scitae, Carex sect. Shortianae, Carex sect. Spirostachyae, Carex sect. Squarrosae, Carex sect. Stellulatae, Carex sect. Thuringiaca, Carex sect. Triquetrae, Carex sect. Vesicariae, Carex sect. Vulpinae - sections

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – true sedges.


Cyperus

From Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros), alternative form of κύπειρον (kúpeiron).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents.


Carassius auratus

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – the goldfish.


Melolontha

From Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) and verb ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”).

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


Melolonthinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – cockchafers and many other scarab beetles.


Carabidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – ground beetles.


Adephaga

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος (adēphágos, “gluttonous, greedy”)

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera – the adephagan beetles.


Anthus

From Latin anthus, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a small bird, perhaps the wagtail”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Motacillidae – the pipits.


Fucales

A taxonomic order within the class Phaeophyceae – brown algae that include many of the most common littoral seaweeds.


Phaeophyceae

From New Latin phaeo- (“gray”) + -phyceae (“seaweed”).

A taxonomic class within the phylum Heterokontophyta.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Ochrophyta.

Dictyotales

(class in Ochrophyta): Dictypophycidae, Discosporangiophycidae, Fucophycidae, Ishigeophycidae - subclasses


Ponerinae

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


Agapornis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the lovebirds.


Macroglossus minimus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteropodidae – a megabat (long-tongued nectar bat).


Neomorphus geoffroyi salvini

rufous-vented ground-cuckoo
rufous-vented ground-cuckoo

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Cuculidae – the rufous-vented ground-cuckoo.


Neomorphus geoffroyi

A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae – the rufous-vented ground cuckoo.


Zeuxo zorro

A taxonomic species within the family Tanaidae – certain crustaceans.


Castanea

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – chestnuts.


Dalla gelus

A taxonomic species within the family Hesperiidae – a certain butterfly.


Kachuga kachuga

A taxonomic species within the family Geoemydidae – Bengal roof turtle or red-crowned roofed turtle, Batagur kachuga, now Batagur kachuga.


Salatis salatis

A taxonomic species within the family Hesperiidae – certain butterflies.


Lichinaceae

(mycology, lichenology) A taxonomic family within the order Lichinales – often found in lichen.


Attila

A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – attilas, of the tropical and subtropical Americas.


Lontra

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – river otters.


Lagerstroemia siamica

A taxonomic species within the family Lythraceae.


Dendropsophus stingi

A taxonomic species within the family Hylidae – frogs, endemic to Colombia.


Nacaduba cyanea

A taxonomic species within the family Lycaenidae – a butterfly.


Kiwiaesthetus kuscheli

A taxonomic species within the family Staphylinidae – a certain beetle found in New Zealand.


Malia

A taxonomic genus within the family Locustellidae – a single passerine species Malia grata, found in Sulawesi.


Diplodocus

From Ancient Greek διπλός (diplós, “double”) and δοκός (dokós, “beam”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Diplodocidae – the diplodocus.


Paradisaeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the birds-of-paradise.


Psilocybe semilanceata

A taxonomic species within the family Hymenogastraceae – liberty cap, a psychedelic “magic mushroom” containing psilocybin.


Psilocybe cubensis

A taxonomic species within the family Strophariaceae – liberty cap, gold cap, a psychedelic “magic mushroom” containing psilocybin.


Psilocybe cyanescens

A taxonomic species within the family Strophariaceae – wavy cap or caramel-capped psilocybe, a psychedelic “magic mushroom” containing psilocybin.


Psilocybe

English: psilocin

English: psilocybin

German: Psilocybin

Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”) + κύβη (kúbē, “head”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenogastraceae – small mushrooms growing worldwide, best known for its species with hallucinogenic properties.

for other species see Psilocybe at MycoBank


Eurypygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eurypygiformes – the sunbittern.


Alcyonium palmatum

red dead man's fingers
red dead man's fingers

A taxonomic species within the family Alcyoniidae – a soft coral, red dead man's fingers.


Charadriidae

/ˌt͡ʃæɹəˈdɹaɪ.ɪdɪː/

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – plovers, dotterels and lapwings.

Erythrogonys

(family): Vanellinae, Charadriinae - subfamilies


Spinus

From Ancient Greek σπίνος (spínos, “chaffinch”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain siskins and goldfinches.


Streptomyces fradiae

A taxonomic species within the family Streptomycetaceae – a bacteria which is the origin of antibiotics such as neomycin and urdamycin.


Neuroptera

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Neuropterida – lacewings and related insects.

Ascalaphidae

(order): Hemerobiiformia, Myrmeleontiformia - selected suborders


Acanthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – acanthuses and related plants, with a wide range and having flowers with two or four stamens.

Acanthus

(family): Acanthoideae, Avicennioideae, Nelsonioideae, Thunbergioideae - subfamilies


Opuntia ficus-indica

A taxonomic species within the family Cactaceae – Indian fig. A cactus.


Anser

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – most geese.


Lalage

From Ancient Greek λαλαγή (lalagḗ, “prattle”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Campephagidae – the trillers.


Bifidobacterium

New Latin, from Latin bifidus (“divided into two parts”) + bacterium

A taxonomic genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae – Gram-positive, non-motile, often branched anaerobic bacteria, among the gut flora.


Larus

From Latin larus (“a sea-bird, perhaps a gull”), from Ancient Greek λάρος (láros).

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many of the most common gulls.


Streptococcaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lactobacillales – streptococcus and related bacteria.


Perisoreus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek περισωρεύω (perisōreúō, “I heap up all around”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – the gray jays.


Veles

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – brown nightjar, of much of tropical Africa.


Pelidnota

From Ancient Greek πελιδνός (pelidnós, “livid”) + -ota.

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


Pelidnota punctata

From Ancient Greek πελιδνός (pelidnós) and Latin punctatus (“black spotted”).

A taxonomic species within the family Scarabaeidae – the grapevine beetle.


Rutelini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Scarabaeidae – the leaf chafers.


Saccharomyces

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar), σάκχαρον (sákkharon, “sugar”) + -myces

A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – many yeasts, especially those involved in fermentation.

for the numerous species see Saccharomyces


Verticordia

→ English: verticordia

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вертико́рдия

→ Russian: вертико́рдия (vertikórdija)

New Latin, from Latin verto cor, "turner of hearts" by the botanist A. P. de Candolle.

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – feather flowers or verticordias.


Mustela nivalis

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – least weasel, endemic to cooler parts of the northern hemisphere.


Bias

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βύας (búas, “a bird of ill omen, possibly Bubo bubo”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Platysteiridae – black-and-white shrike-flycatcher.


Tilia

Borrowed from Latin tilia (“linden tree”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – trees, including the lindens, the basswoods and the lime tree.

Tilia sect. Astrophilyra

(genus): Tilia europaea - type species; Tilia americana - selected other species


Lycaenidae

gossamer-winged butterflies
gossamer-winged butterfly

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – gossamer-winged butterflies.

(family): Curetinae, Lycaeninae, Miletinae, Polyommatinae, Poritiinae, Theclinae - subfamilies

For the very numerous genera see Lycaenidae


Uria

From Ancient Greek οὐρία (ouría, “a kind of water-bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – some guillemots.

Uria aalge

common murre, common guillemot, or thin-billed murre

Uria lomvia

thick-billed murre, Brünnich's guillemot


Agamidae

A taxonomic family within the order Iguania – often called dragon lizards.


Arbutus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – madrones.

Arbutus xalapensis

syn. Arbutus peninsularis; Texas madrone


Lagothrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Atelidae – the woolly monkeys.


Atelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the howler monkeys, spider monkeys and woolly monkeys.


Pompilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – spider wasps.


Archilochus

New Latin, after Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos) (Archilochus, a Greek lyric poet)

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – New World hummingbirds.


Galago

A taxonomic genus within the family Galagidae – the bushbabies or nagapies.


Carcharhinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the requiem sharks.

†Abdounia

family): Carcharhinus - type genus; Galeocerdo (tiger shark), Glyphis, Isogomphodon, Lamiopsis (broadfin shark), Loxodon (sliteye shark), Nasolamia (whitenose shark), Negaprion (lemon shark), Prionace (blue shark), Rhizoprionodon (sharpnose shark), Scoliodon (spadenose shark), Triaenodon (whitetip reef shark) (genera


Jynginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Picidae – the wrynecks.


Picidae

A taxonomic family within the order Piciformes – many woodpeckers and similar birds.


Jynx

From Latin jynx (“wryneck”), from Ancient Greek ἴυγξ (íunx).

A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – the wrynecks.

Jynx ruficollis

red-throated wryneck, rufous-necked wryneck


Syrphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the hoverflies.


Aedes aegypti

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the daytime-feeding mosquito most responsible for transmission of diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika fever, native to Africa, now naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, possibly spreading to more temperate regions.


Coreidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – a large family of predominantly herbivorous insects.


Puffinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – several shearwaters.


Puffinus puffinus

Named by a scientist who mistakenly thought the chick he was describing was a puffin.

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Manx shearwater.


Miletus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – various butterflies, sometimes called brownies.


Accipiter

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – goshawks, sparrow hawks.


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Rumex

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – several hundred species of herbs, many called dock or sorrel.


Acariformes

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Acari – most mites.


Naja

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – true cobras.


Nesoclopeus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules.


Nesoclopeus woodfordi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Woodford's rail.


Tyrannidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – tyrant flycatchers.


Tyrannus

Learned borrowing from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – the tyrant flycatchers.


Thelyphonida

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – the vinegarroons or whip scorpions; Uropygi.


Aspergillus

From New Latin aspergillum (“holy water sprinkler”) + -us (taxonomic suffix), after their shape as viewed through a microscope.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae – ascomycetous fungi with branched radiate sporophores including many common molds.


Agama

From Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – agamid lizards.


Prokarya

From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “early”) + κάρυον (káruon, “nucleus”, literally “kernel”).

(obsolete) The Prokaryota, a taxonomic domain.


Tadorna

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the shelducks.


Phacelia

From Ancient Greek φάκελος (phákelos, “bundle, faggot”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – scorpionweeds.

(genus): Phacelia secunda (US), Phacelia tanacetifolia (Russia) - type species

Phacelia at The Plant List for other species


Brugmansia

New Latin, named after Dutch botanist Sebald Justinus Brugmans (1763–1819) + -ia

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – seven species of flowering plants, native to subtropical regions of South America, known as angel's trumpets, sharing that name with the closely related genus Datura, or as brugmansias.


Coturnix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – Old World quails.


Maiasaura

From Ancient Greek μαῖα (maîa, “caring mother”) + -saura; there is evidence that they nurtured their young in the nest.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae – large duck-billed dinosaurs of North America that lived in the Campanian period.


Sophrolaeliocattleya

From Sophronia, Laelia and Cattleya, its parent genera.

A taxonomic nothogenus within the family Orchidaceae – an artificial intergeneric hybrid of orchids.


Prolemur

From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + Lemur.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lemuridae.


Prolemur simus

greater bamboo lemur
greater bamboo lemur

A taxonomic species within the family Lemuridae – greater bamboo lemur.


Characiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – now consisting of small freshwater fish, including tetras and piranhas, native to South and Central America.


Trochilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apodiformes – hummingbirds.


Phalacrocorax carbo

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – great cormorant.


Microchera

Microchera albocoronata
Microchera albocoronata

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the snowcap (Microchera albocoronata), sole species.


Pygoscelis

brush-tailed penguin
brush-tailed penguin

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – brush-tailed penguins.


Lamioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lamiaceae.

Betonica

(subfamily): Gomphostemmateae, Lamieae, Leonureae, Leucadeae, Marrubieae, Paraphlomideae, Phlomideae, Pogostemoneae, Stachydeae, Synandreae - tribes


Eudyptula

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae.


Spheniscus demersus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – African penguin.


Aptenodytes patagonicus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – king penguin.


Eudyptes robustus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Snares penguin.


Fomitopsidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Polyporales – fungi that are parasitic to woody plants, causing brown rot.


Pygoscelis adeliae

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Adelie penguin.


Spheniscus magellanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Magellanic penguin.


Spheniscus humboldti

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Humboldt penguin.


Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Fiordland penguin, of New Zealand.


Spheniscus mendiculus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Galápagos penguin.


Megadyptes waitaha

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Waitaha penguin.


Pygoscelis papua

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – gentoo penguin.


Megadyptes antipodes

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – yellow-eyed penguin, of New Zealand.


Piptoporus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fomitopsidaceae.


Eudyptes sclateri

erect-crested penguin
erect-crested penguin

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – erect-crested penguin.


Piptoporus betulinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fomitopsidaceae – birch bracket.


Pygoscelis antarcticus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – the chinstrap penguin.


Aptenodytes ridgeni

†Aptenodytes ridgeni (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Ridgen's penguin, endemic to New Zealand, now extinct.


Lamium

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – deadnettles.

Lamium purpureum

(genus): Lamium subg. Galeobdolon, Lamium subg. Lamium, Lamium subg. Orvala - subgenera


Aptenodytes forsteri

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – the emperor penguin, of Antarctica, the largest penguin.


Eudyptula minor

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – the little penguin.


Eudyptes chrysolophus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – the macaroni penguin.


Megadyptes

New Latin, mega- + mul Ancient Greek δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – the yellow-eyed penguin and its extinct relative.


Spheniscus

From Ancient Greek σφηνίσκος (sphēnískos, “small wedge”), diminutive of σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”), after the shape of their wings.

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – banded penguins.


Eudyptes schlegeli

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – the royal penguin.


Agaricus

From Latin agaricum (“agaric”), from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón).

A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – three hundred species of mushrooms.


Leccinum scabrum

A taxonomic species within the family Boletaceae – birch bolete.


Aptenodytes

From the Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) πτηνο- (ptēno-, “feather or wing”) and δυτης (dutēs, “diver”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – great penguins.


Agaricus bisporus

A taxonomic species within the family Agaricaceae – button mushroom.


Dendroaspis

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – mambas.


Panthera leo melanochaita

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – Cape lion.


Leptophis

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – parrot snakes.


Ophiophagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – the king cobra or hamadryad.


Dendroaspis polylepis

A taxonomic species within the family Elapidae – black mamba.


Panthera leo spelaea

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – the extinct cave lion.


Lampropeltis

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – kingsnakes and milk snakes.


Micruroides

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – western coral snakes.


Colubrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Colubridae – many common snakes.


Natricinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Colubridae.


Leptophis ahaetulla

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – parrot snake.


Ophiophagus hannah

A taxonomic species within the family Elapidae – king cobra or hamadryad.


Lampropeltis triangulum

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – milk snake.


Micrurus

Likely from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”, “long”) + Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) + Ancient Greek -ος (-os, suffix forming adjectives)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – coral snake.


Lachesis muta

A taxonomic species within the family Viperidae – South American bushmaster.


Colubridae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – colubrid snakes.


Natrix maura

From Latin nātrīx (“water-snake”) maura (“Moorish”).

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – viperine water snake.


Natrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – certain water and grass snakes.


Natrix natrix

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – grass snake of Eurasia.


Natrix megalocephala

From Latin nātrīx (“water-snake”) megalo- (“large”) + -cephala (“head”), from Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large”) and Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – bighead European grass snake.


Salvadora

Salvador (“given name and surname”) + -a; the plant genus is named after botanist botanist Jaime Salvador y Pedrol.

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – the patchnose snakes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Salvadoraceae – trees and shrubs native to the Middle East.


Varanus komodoensis

A taxonomic species within the family Varanidae – Komodo dragon.


Equus grevyi

A taxonomic species within the family Equidae – Grévy's zebra.


Equus ferus przewalskii

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Equidae – Przewalski's horse, possibly a feral domesticated horse.


Natrix tessellata

From Latin nātrīx (“water-snake”) tessellāta (“mosaic”).

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – dice snake.


Varanus exanthematicus

A taxonomic species within the family Varanidae – savannah monitor, Bosc's monitor, of Africa.


Equus ferus

A taxonomic species within the family Equidae – wild horse, ancestral to the domesticated horse.


Coragyps

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae.


Stercorarius

A taxonomic genus within the family Stercorariidae – the skuas.