Stachys

From Ancient Greek στάχυς (stákhus, “Stachys germanica”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – numerous flowering plants, including hedgenettle, heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, and wood betony.

Stachys sylvatica

hedge woundwort, whitespot, hedge nettle

Stachys albens

white hedgenettle, whitestem hedgenettle

Stachys chamissonis

great hedge nettle, coastal hedge nettle


Delias

A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – numerous pierid butterflies of Australia and southern Asia.


-viridae

Used to form taxonomic names of families of viruses


Fagus grandifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the American beech tree.


Issidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – some of the planthoppers.

Acrisius

family): Hemisphaeriini, Issini, Parahiraciini (tribes


Erithacus rubecula

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – European robin or robin.


Boraginaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Boraginales – borage family, which includes several well known genera.

Lennooideae

subfamilies. See Boraginaceae on Wikipedia and Boraginaceae on Wikispecies for genera.


Corvus corax

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – common raven or northern raven.

Corvus corax on Wikispecies for subspecies


Gentianaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales.

(family): Chironieae, Exaceae, Gentianeae, Helieae, Potalieae, Saccifolieae - tribe

Gentianaceae on Wikipedia and Gentianaceae on Wikispecies for genera


Psyllidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the jumping plant lice or psyllids.


Rubus idaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – raspberry.


Scrophulariaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – figwort family.

Aptosimum

(family): Aptosimeae, Buddlejeae, Hemimerideae, Leucophylleae, Limoselleae, Myoporeae, Scrophularieae, Teedieae - tribes

Scrophulariaceae on Wikipedia and Scrophulariaceae on Wikispecies for more genera


Amiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Amiidae – the single genus Amia.


Amiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Amiiformes – the bowfin and extinct relatives.


Amioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Amiiformes – primitive ray-finned fish, including the single extant species Amia calva.


Amia

From Latin amia, from Ancient Greek ἀμία (amía).

A taxonomic genus within the family Amiidae – The single extant species Amia calva (bowfin).


Klebsiella

Named after German-Swiss microbiologist Edwin Klebs (1834–1913) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative oxidase-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, some of which cause disease in humans.


Amia calva

A taxonomic species within the family Amiidae – the bowfin, last surviving species of the order Amiiformes.


Ephydroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – some acalyptrates.


Alamosaurus

From Ojo Alamo + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “reptile”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Saltasauridae.


Titanosaurus

From Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán, “Titan”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Titanosauridae.


Brachiosaurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Brachiosauridae – brachiosauruses.


Sauroposeidon

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn, “Poseidon, god of earthquakes”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Brachiosauridae – a sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of the United States.


Solenopsis

From soleno- + -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – includes some of the fire ants.


Coccinellidae

The generic concepts within the tribe Coccinellini are unstable and do not reflect a natural classification, being largely based on regional revisions. This impedes the phylogenetic study of important traits of Coccinellidae at a global scale (e.g. the evolution of food preferences and biogeography).

2017 June 26, “Molecular phylogeny reveals food plasticity in the evolution of true ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology (in English), PubMed Central:

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – ladybirds or ladybugs.


Chrysopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the green lacewings or common lacewings.

Cladochrysa

family): Apochrysinae, Chrysopinae, Nothochrysinae (subfamilies


Psylloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – some of the true bugs, including jumping plant lice (psyllids).

†Liadopsyllidae

superfamily): Aphalaridae, Calophyidae, Carsidaridae, Homotomidae, Liviidae, Phacopteronidae, Psyllidae, Triozidae (families


Bia

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

brush-footed butterflies
brush-footed butterfly

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies.


Gammaproteobacteria

gamma + Proteobacteria (“syn. of Pseudomonadota”)

compound

A taxonomic class within the phylum Pseudomonadota.


Cucujoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – many beetles, including the ladybirds.


Agapythidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – certain beetles, the sole genus Agapytho and species Agapytho foveicollis.


Muscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the flies.


Alexiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – sole genus Sphaerosoma.


Megachilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many, chiefly solitary, bees that carry pollen on their abdomen rather than their legs.


Melittidae

From Melitta + -idae, ultimately from Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta, “bee”).

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – some bees endemic to Africa and the northern temperate zone.


Sphaerosoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Alexiidae – certain beetles.


Ctenoplectra

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – certain bees.


Hemerobiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – brown lacewings.

Adelphohemerobius

family): Adelphohemerobiinae, Drepanacrinae, Carobiinae, Drepanepteryginae, Hemerobiinae, Megalominae, Microminae, Notiobiellinae, Psychobiellinae, Sympherobiinae (subfamilies


Berothidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the beaded lacewings.

†Sinosmylites

family): Lomamyia, Protobiella, Stenobiella (genera


Dilaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – pleasing lacewings.


Ebenaceae

Ebenus (“former name of the genus of ebony, now in Diospyros”) + -aceae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – ebony and related genera.

Diospyros

(family): Ebenoideae, Lissocarpoideae - subfamilies


Ctenoplectrini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – certain bees of Africa, Asia and Australia.


Polystoechotidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the giant lacewings.

†Palaeopsychops

family): Fontecilla, Playstoechotes, Polystoechotes (genera


Ithonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the moth lacewings.

Allorapisma

family): Adamsiana, Ithone, Megalithone, Narodona, Oliarces, Rapisma, Varnia (genera


Ithonioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Neuroptera – some lacewings.


Alosinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Clupeidae – shads.


Tenebrio

From Latin tenebriō (“one who shuns the light”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Tenebrionidae.


Symphyta

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “together”) + φύω (phúō, “grow”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hymenoptera – sawflies.

†Daohugoidae

Anaxyelidae, Argidae, Blasticotomidae, Cephidae, Cimbicidae, Diprionidae, Megalodontesidae, Orussidae, Pamphiliidae, Pergidae, Siricidae, Tenthredinidae, Xiphydriidae, Xyelidae - extant families


Coniopterygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the dustywings or dusty lacewings.


Santalaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Santalales – sandalwood and other related hemiparasitic plants.


Nymphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the split-footed lacewings.

†Liminympha

family): Austronymphes, Myiodactylus, Nesydrion, Norfolius, Nymphes, Osymylops, Umbranymphes (genera


Cercopis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopidae – several froghoppers.


Aleyrodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the whiteflies.


Aleyrodoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – the sole family Aleyrodidae (the whiteflies).


Cercopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – froghoppers.


Satyrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Nymphalidae.


Satyrini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies, including graylings and ringlets.


Coelurosauria

From New Latin Coelurosauria, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) + -ia.

A taxonomic clade within the clade Avetheropoda – all animals closer to birds than to Allosaurus.


Membracidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – typical treehoppers and thorn bugs.


Cynipoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – certain gall-forming and parasitoid wasps.


Figitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera.

†Palaeocynipinae

(family): Anacharitinae, Aspicerinae, Charipinae, Emargininae, Euceroptrinae, Eucoilinae, Figitinae, Mikeiinae, Parnipinae, Plectocynipinae, Pycnostigminae, Thrasorinae - extant subfamilies


Fulgoromorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – planthoppers.

Acanaloniidae

(infraorder): Fulgoroidea - sole extant superfamily; †Coleoscytoidea, †Surijokocixioidea - extinct superfamilies


Salamandridae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – true salamanders and newts.


Calliphorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Calliphoridae.


Mytilus

From Latin mītulus, mȳtilus (“sea mussel”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Mytilidae – certain common mussels.

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Mediterranean mussel, hard-shelled mussel


Gesneriaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – tropical plants, including many ornamentals.

Cyrtandra

(family): Didymocarpoideae, Gesnerioideae, Sanangoideae - subfamilies


Orobanchaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – numerous flowering plants, some called broomrape, chiefly parasitic on roots of other plants.

Aeginetia

(family): Buchnereae, Cymbarieae, Lindenbergieae, Orobancheae, Pedicularideae, Rehmannieae, Rhinantheae - tribes


Physaria

Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsa, “bladder; bellows”) + -aria f.

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – bladderpods or twinpods.


Myrmicini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae.


Cantharellus

From Latin cantharus ("tankard, pot") + -ellus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος ("drinking cup").

A taxonomic genus within the family Cantharellaceae – chanterelles.


Ascalaphus

From Ancient Greek ἀσκάλαφος (askálaphos, “owl”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the Ascalaphidae family – split-eyed owlflies.


Phaseolinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Fabaceae.


Pica pica

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – Eurasian magpie.

Pica pica mauritanica

syn. of Pica mauritanica, Maghreb magpie orange

Pica pica asirensis

syn. of Pica pica asirensis, Asir magpie gray

Pica pica serica

syn. of Pica serica, Oriental magpie dark red

Pica pica bottanensis

syn. of Pica bottanensis, black-rumped magpie light red


Tipulomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – crane flies and their close relatives.


Cantharidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – soldier beetles.


Bromeliaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – bromeliads, highly diverse tropical monocots, almost entirely of Central and South America, including the pineapple.

Acanthostachys

(family): Brocchinioideae, Bromelioideae, Hechtioideae, Lindmanioideae, Navioideae, Pitcairnioideae, Tillandsioideae, Puyoideae - subfamilies


Coloeus monedula

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – western jackdaw.


Corvus cornix

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – a grey-coloured crow native to Europe from Scandinavia to Italy, east to western Asia.


Luscinia megarhynchos

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – common nightingale.


Luscinia luscinia

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – thrush nightingale, native to much of central and eastern Europe and western Asia, overwintering in Africa.


Cantharellus cibarius

A taxonomic species within the family Cantharellaceae – golden chanterelle mushroom or girolle.


Mikania

→ Azerbaijani: mikaniya

→ English: mikania

→ Finnish: mikaniat

→ Serbo-Croatian: mikanija

German Mikan (surname) + -ia f, named after Johann Christian Mikan, an Austrian-Czech botanist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the hempvines.

For other species

(genus): Mikania scandens (climbing hempvine) - type species Mikania amara, Mikania banisteriae, Mikania cordata (heartleaf hempvine), Mikania cordifolia (Florida Keys hempvine), Mikania fragilis (fragile hempvine), Mikania glomerata, Mikania guaco, Mikania hookeriana, Mikania latifolia, Mikania micrantha (mile-a-minute), Mikania odoratissima (fragrant hempvine), Mikania ovalis, Mikania pachyphylla (Luquillo Mountain hempvine), Mikania porosa (Puerto Rico hempvine), Mikania speciosa, Mikania stevensiana, (Maricao River hempvine) - selected other species


Plakobranchoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Sacoglossa – numerous marine gastropods.


Plakobranchidae

A taxonomic family within the order Sacoglossa – certain sea slugs.


Psocoptera

A taxonomic order within the superorder Psocodea – book lice, bark lice or bark flies, now often order Psocodea in superorder Paraneoptera.

Lacroixiella

order): Psocomorpha, Troctomorpha, Trogiomorpha (suborders


Paratrechina

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – the longhorn crazy ant and possibly others.

Paratrechina longicornis

P. gracilescens, P. hagemanni, P. vagans


Aenictinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – the sole genus Aenictus (numerous army ants).


Plagiolepis

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain ants.


Plagiolepidini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae – some ants.


Corvus frugilegus

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – rook, which ranges from western Europe to east Asia.


Elysia

A taxonomic genus within the family Plakobranchidae – certain marine gastropods.


Coloeus dauuricus

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – the Daurian jackdaw.


Corvus corone

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – carrion crow, native to Eurasia.


Quercus bicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – swamp white oak.


Quercus coccinea

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the scarlet oak.


Lampyris noctiluca

A taxonomic species within the family Lampyridae – common glow-worm.


Nidulariaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Agaricales – the bird's nest fungi.


Nidularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Nidulariaceae – certain bird's nest fungi.

A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – certain scale insects.


Acanthodactylus

Surface analysis acantho- (“thorn, thorny, thorned”) + -dactylus m (“finger, digit”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄκᾰνθος (ákanthos, “acanthus; thorny bush”) + δᾰ́κτῠλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

compound

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – fringe-fingered lizards.


Bubo bubo

Reduplication of Bubo, from Latin būbō m (“owl”).

(all deprecated)

A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – Eurasian eagle owl or great eagle owl.


Senecio

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – groundsel or ragwort.

for others of the numerous species see Senecio


Aizoaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – the fig-marigold family, many members of which are commonly known as stone plants, carpet weeds, mesembs, or ice plants.


Quercus coccifera

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – kermes oak, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.


Typhlops

From Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Typhlopidae – certain blind snakes.


Ancylaini

Ancyla + -ini, an irregular formation to avoid conflict with Ancylini (from Ancylus), a tribe of limpets

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – certain bees.


Buprestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – jewel beetles, metallic wood-boring beetles, flatheaded borers (larvae), or buprestids.


Buprestoidea

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


Sturnus vulgaris

→ English: common starling (calque)

Binomial compound of Sturnus m (“starling”) + Latin vulgāris m or f (“common, usual”), literally “common starling”.

affix

A taxonomic species within the family Sturnidae – European starling, native to Europe and western Asia and introduced widely elsewhere.


Dolichovespula

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – some of the social wasps called yellowjackets.


Vespinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – some eusocial wasps, including hornets and yellowjackets.

Palaeovespa

subfamily): Dolichovespula, Polybia, Provespa, Vespa, Vespula (genera


Tettigarctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – certain primitive cicadas, including the hairy cicadas.


Ampulicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – cockroach wasps — wasps that prey on cockroaches to feed their larvae.

†Apodolichurini

family): Ampulicinae, Dolichurinae (subfamilies


Colletidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – some solitary bees, including masked bees, miner bees, plasterer bees and yellow-faced bees.


Evanioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – some wasps.

†Andreneliidae

superfamily): Aulacidae, Evaniidae, Gasteruptiidae (families


Evania

A taxonomic genus within the family Evaniidae – certain ensign wasps.


Evaniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the ensign wasps or hatchet wasps, solitary parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on cockroaches.

†Cretevania

family): Acanthinevania, Afrevania, Alobevania, Brachevania, Brachygaster, Decevania, Evania, Evaniella, Evaniscus, Hyptia, Micrevania, Papatuka, Parevania, Prosevania, Rothevania, Semaeomyia, Szepligetella, Thaumatevania, Trissevania, Vernevania, Zeuxevania (genera


Hesperia

From Latin Hesperia (“land of the west, Italy”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – branded skippers.


Sphecidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – digger wasp, sand wasps, mud daubers.

For genera see Sphecidae on Wikipedia. and Sphecidae


Neovison

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – American mink and extinct sea mink.


Neovison vison

Mustela vison
Mustela vison#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – the American mink, often Mustela vison.


Arion

A taxonomic genus within the family Arionidae – air-breathing land slugs, the roundback slugs.


Phylloxeroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – phylloxerans, pine aphids and spruce aphids.


Phylloxeridae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – phylloxerans.

†Palaeophylloxera

family): Acanthochermes, Aphanostigma, Daktulosphaira, Guercioja, Moritziella, Olegia, Parapergandea, Phylloxera, Phylloxerina, Psylloptera (genera


Psylla

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla, “flea; type of spider”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Psyllidae – certain sap-sucking insects.


Phylloxera

A taxonomic genus within the family Phylloxeridae.

Phylloxera quercus

type species. For a listing of species see Phylloxera at the Catalogue of Life .


Orobanche

From Latin ŏrŏbanchē, from Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē, “dodder, chokefitch”), from ὄροβος (órobos, “bitter vetch”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “strangle”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – certain flowering herbaceous plants parasitic on others, broomrape.

For the numerous species see Orobanche on Wikispecies..


Aleyrodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Aleyrodidae – certain whiteflies.


-virinae

Used to form taxonomic names of subfamilies of viruses


Sphecoidea

(archaic) A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – the sphecoid wasps, now treated as Spheciformes in Apoidea.


Echimyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the spiny rats.

Adelphomyinae

family): Dactylomyinae, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae (subfamilies


Chloris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρίς (khlōrís, “greenfinch”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – greenfinches.


Formicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – in some systems used to include the Formicidae, which are more commonly included in Vespoidea.


Echimys

From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Echimyidae – the spiny tree-rats.

Echimys pictus

genus): Echimys chrysurus, Echimys saturnus, Echimys vierai (species

former species, now placed in genus Callistomys

Echimys rhipidurus

former species, now placed in genus Makalata

Echimys semivillosus

former species, now placed in genus Pattonomys

Echimys unicolor

former species, now placed in genus Phyllomys

Echimys grandis

former species, now placed in genus Toromys


Ceraphronoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – some hymenopterans, most thought to be parasitoids or hyperparasites.


Chrysidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – many wasps that are parasitoids or kleptoparasites.

†Plumalexiidae

superfamily): Bethylidae, Chrysididae, Dryinidae, Embolemidae, Plumariidae, Sclerogibbidae, Scolebythidae (families


Chrysididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the cuckoo wasps.


Chrysis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysididae – some of the cuckoo wasps.


Calliptamus

short-horned grasshopper
short-horned grasshopper

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – certain short-horned grasshoppers.


Spheciformes

A taxonomic series within the order Hymenoptera – a paraphyletic group, that includes all the sphecoid wasps, called Sphecoidea in some systems.


Ulmaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – typically the elm and the zelkova.


Phalangeridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – the cuscuses, brushtail possums, etc.


Phalanger

From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.

A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums, called cuscuses.

Phalanger alexandrae

(genus): Phalanger orientalis (northern common cuscus) - type species

Phalanger mimicus

southern common cuscus or Australian cuscus


Zygnematales

The conjugating green algae, usually found in fresh water, the extant algae most closely related to flowering plants

A taxonomic order within the division Charophyta.

A taxonomic order within the class Conjugatophyceae.


Sphex

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – the digger wasps.


Hypoedaleus guttatus

A taxonomic species within the family Thamnophilidae – spot-back antshrike.


Myrrha

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybirds.

Myrrha octodecimguttata

genus): Myrrha (Metamyrrha), Myrrha (Myrrha) (subgenera

or Myrrha (Myrrha) octodecimguttata; species


Docoglossa

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek δοκός (dokós, “beam, bar”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”).

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – the true limpets.

Metoptomatidae

order): Lepetopsina, Nacellina, Patellina (suborders


Apocynum

New Latin, from Latin apocynon, Aconitum lycoctonum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκυνον (apókunon), Cionura erecta ( <= Marsdenia erecta)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – dogbane.


Senecioneae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae.


Senecioninae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Oxalidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Oxalidales.


Mutillidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – velvet ants.


Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey-headed fish eagle, now Haliaeetus ichthyaeetus.


Encyrtidae

Encyrtus (from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “bent, curved”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – certain parasitic chalcid wasps.


Pteromalidae

Pteromalus (from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + ὁμαλός (homalós, “even, level”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – parasitic wasps.

Bomburia

(family): Asaphinae, Austrosystasinae, Austroterobiinae, Ceinae, Cerocephalinae, Chromeurytominae, Cleonyminae, Coelocybinae, Colotrechninae, Cratominae, Diparinae, Ditropinotellinae, Elatoidinae, Epichrysomallinae, Erotolepsiinae, Eunotinae, Eutrichosomatinae, Herbertiinae, Keiraninae, Leptofoeninae, Louriciinae, Macromesinae, Miscogasterinae, Nefoeninae, Neodiparinae, Ormocerinae, Otitesellinae, Panstenoninae, Parasaphodinae, Pireninae, Pteromalinae, Spalangiinae, Storeyinae, Sycoecinae, Sycoryctinae - subfamilies


Tiphiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – flower wasps.


Scoliidae

Scolia (“said to be from Ancient Greek σκῶλος (skôlos, “pointed stake, thorn, prickle”), but perhaps from σκολιός (skoliós, “bent, slanting, oblique”)”) + -idae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – wasps, of worldwide distribution, that are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae.

Austroscolia

(family): Parascoliinae, Scoliinae - subfamilies


Trichogrammatidae

Trichogramma (from New Latin, from Ancient Greek θριξ (thrix, “hair”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -idae


Agaonidae

From New Latin, from Agaon (from Ancient Greek ἀγάων (agáōn), present participle of ἀγάω (agáō), variant of ἄγαμαι (ágamai, “to adore”)) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – fig wasps.

Agaon

(family): Agaoninae, Blastophaginae, Kradibiinae, Sycophaginae, Tetrapusiinae - subfamilies


Pepsinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pompilidae – spider wasps.


Polistinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – paper wasps.


Eumeninae

Eumenes, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐμενής (eumenḗs, “well-disposed, friendly, gracious”) from εὖ (eû, “well”) + μένος (ménos, “mind, temper, disposition”) + -inae

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A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – potter or mason wasps.


Turdus merula

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – common blackbird or Eurasian blackbird.


Blatta

From Latin blatta (“any of several light-avoiding insects”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – cockroaches.


(+)ssRNA

(virology) Having a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome.


(-)ssRNA

(virology) Negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus.


Eupelmidae

Eupelmus, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + πέλμα (pélma, “sole of a foot”) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – copper wasps.


-virus

From New Latin vīrus (“virus”, literally “poison”).

Used to form taxonomic names of genera of viruses


Fringilla montifringilla

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – brambling, a finch of northern Eurasia.


Turdus viscivorus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – mistle thrush, of temperate western Eurasia.


Amomum

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – black cardamon and similar plants.


Stenogastrinae

Stenogaster, from Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) and γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + -inae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – hover wasps.


Muhlenbergia

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мюленбе́ргия

→ Russian: мюленбе́ргия (mjulenbérgija)

After Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – muhlies, grasses native principally to the southwestern US and Mexico.


Delphinieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae.


Coprophilus

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain spiny-legged staphylinid beetles.


Sporothrix

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiostomataceae – imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis.


Syzygium

→ Russian: сизи́гиум (sizígium)

/sɪˈzɪd͡ʒiːəm/

From Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “joined, united”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a genus of more than a thousand species, centered in the East Indies and Australia.

Syzygium caryophyllatum

(genus): Syzygium sect. Jamosa, Syzygium sect. Syzygium - sections


Erythroparvovirus

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + Parvovirus.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Parvoviridae – certain parvoviruses.


Reduviinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Reduviidae – many assassin bugs.


Carduelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Fringillidae – cardueline finches.


Mycobacterium leprae

A taxonomic species within the family Mycobacteriaceae – the bacteria that causes leprosy, the first human-disease-causing bacterium to be identified.


Emberiza citrinella

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – yellowhammer, of much of western Eurasia.


Quercus subg. Quercus

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Fagaceae.

For sections and genera see Quercus subg. Quercus


Castanea sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the sweet chestnut.


Ursus americanus

A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – American black bear.


Eogastropoda

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda – true limpets and relatives.


Rhizopus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Zygomycete fungi, the members of which are saprobic and include species which cause rots in fruit and vegetables and opportunistic infections (mucormycosis) in humans and other animals.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizopodaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Mucoraceae.


Melospiza melodia

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – the song sparrow, of North America.


Fringilla coelebs

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – common chaffinch.


Staphylococcus aureus

[s̠t̪äpʰʏɫ̪ɔˈkɔkːʊs̠ ˈäu̯reʊs̠]

New Latin Staphylococcus, Latin aureus (“golden”), for the characteristic golden color imparted by its carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin.

A taxonomic species within the family Staphylococcaceae – a relatively common bacterium which is sometimes pathogenic. In humans it is a common cause of infections and food poisoning.


Pseudomonas aeruginosa

/sjuːdəʊˈmɒnəs iːɹəd͡ʒəˈnəʊsə/

A taxonomic species within the family Pseudomonadaceae – a common bacterium that can cause disease in animals, including humans.


Peromyscus leucopus

A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae – white-footed mouse, or woodmouse.


Archostemata

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera.


Derodontoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera.


Dermestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – dermestids or skin beetles.


Derodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – tooth-necked fungus beetles.


Nosodendridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera.


Lymexyloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – the ship-timber beetles.


Lymexylidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the ship-timber beetles.


Placodermi

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of πλάξ (pláx, “something broad or flat”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

A taxonomic class within the infraphylum Gnathostomata – placoderms, extinct armored fish that lived from the Silurian to the Devonian periods.


Proteidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – aquatic salamanders, all but the olm, among extant species, native to North America.


Acanthonotozomatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Amphipoda – certain amphipod crustaceans.


Myrtoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Myrtaceae.


black queen cell virus

A taxonomic species within the family Dicistroviridae – A virus that causes a disease of bees, in which the queen larva turn black and die.


Coccus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – some scale insects.


Meloinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Meloidae – blister beetles.


Tillandsioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Bromeliaceae – Spanish moss and similar epiphytes.


Meloidae

Meloe + -idae. Meloe is of obscure origin, appearing as melloes in the writings of Paracelsus; possibly from Ancient Greek μέλω (mélō, “to probe a wound, care for”), or an alteration of Latin molestus, referring to liquid released from the joints when molested.

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – blister beetles.


Tillandsia

Swedish Tillandz + -ia f, named after Swedish doctor and botanist Elias Tillandz, with a Latinized spelling.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – airplants; epiphytes found in the tropical and semitropical Americas.


Haemophilus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved, dear”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Pasteurellaceae – nonmotile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that include several important pathogens.


Negibacteria

A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Bacteria – gram-negative bacteria, probably paraphyletic.


DPANN

Initialism of Diapherotrites, Parvarchaeota, Aenigmarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota, Nanohaloarchaeota, the first five phyla assigned to this superphylum

A taxonomic superphylum within the kingdom Archaea.


Hygrophila

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – swampweeds.


Passer montanus

Eurasian tree sparrow
Eurasian tree sparrow

A taxonomic species within the family Passeridae – Eurasian tree sparrow.


Asclepiadoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Apocynaceae – milkweeds.


Myrteae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Myrtaceae.


Eira barbara

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – the tayra, a type of weasel native to the Americas, the sole species of the genus Eira.


Saponaria

Late Latin sāpōnāria, from Latin sāpo (“soap”) + -āria, referring to its use as soap

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – the soapworts.

Saponaria at The Plant List for accepted species and other species names


Homo naledi

Wikispecies Homo naledi (canonical masculine)

Homo (“man”) + Sotho naledi (“star”). From being discovered in the Rising Star Cave of South Africa, which is located in a region where the indigenous people speak seSotho.

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – extinct species of human.


Fagus sylvatica

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – European beech or common beech.


Pipreola riefferii

green-and-black fruiteater
green-and-black fruiteater

A taxonomic species within the family Cotingidae – the green-and-black fruiteater.


Pottiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pottiales – many mosses.


Edaphus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “bottom, eg, of a ship; foundation; base of anything; ground-floor; pavement; ground, soil”)

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In my key of the nearctic Edaphus (Puthz, 1973) the new species has to be placed after 17(18) E. euplectoides Sharp, from which it is distinguished by its length, broader 10th antennal segment, and the median carina of the pronotum.

1979, Studies on the neotropical fauna and environment (in English):

body sparsely punctate, polished and strongly shining; labrum without teeth but may be crenulate; first visible abdominal tergite with fine median carina ................ Edaphus 4(1).

2000, Ross H. Arnett Jr., Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles, volume 1 (in English), →ISBN, page 323:

One new Edaphus and one new Tamotus species from Suriname

2001, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology, volumes 1-6 (in English), page 59:

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain beetles.

For species see Edaphus on Wikispecies..


Braconidae

English: braconid

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – very many parasitic wasps.


Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

toothed jelly fungus
toothed jelly fungus

A taxonomic species within the order Auriculariales – toothed jelly fungus.


Pseudohydnum

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

A taxonomic genus within the order Auriculariales – the only known member being Pseudohydnum gelatinosum.


Erebidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera.

Aventiini

(family): Aganainae (tiger moth), Anobinae, Arctiinae (wasp moth), Boletobiinae, Calpinae (vampire moth etc.), Erebinae, Eublemminae, Eulepidotinae, Herminiinae (litter moth), Hypeninae (snout moth), Hypenodinae, Hypocalinae, Lymantriinae (tussock moth), Pangraptinae, Phytometrinae, Rivulinae, Scolecocampinae, Scoliopteryginae (piercing moth), Tinoliinae, Toxocampinae - subfamilies


Gasteromycetes

From Latin gaster (“belly”) + -o- + -mycetes.

(archaic) A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – a polyphyletic group of fungi (gasteromycetes) that produce spores inside their fruiting bodies, including puffballs, stinkhorns, bird's nest fungi or false truffles.


Verophasmatodea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Phasmida.


Salmonella Typhi

A taxonomic serovar within the family Enterobacteriaceae – Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, serovar Typhi, the agent of typhoid fever.


Mytilida

A taxonomic order within the subclass Pteriomorphia – true mussels.


Pyraloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – certain moths.


Simuliini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Simuliidae.


Simuliinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Simuliidae.


Simuliidae

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


Noctuini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Noctuidae.


Leptinotarsa

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.


Actinomyces

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”) + μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom or other fungus”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes usually commensal and sometimes pathogenic forms inhabiting mucosal surfaces especially of the oral cavity of warm-blooded vertebrates.


Noctua pronuba

A taxonomic species within the family Noctuidae – the large yellow underwing.


Simulium

From Latin simulans (“feigning”) + -ium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Simuliidae – certain black flies transmitting diseases such as onchocerciasis.

for the many validly named species see Roger W. Crosskey and Theresa M. Howard

A Revised Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies


Noctuinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Noctuidae.


Chrysomelini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Chrysomelidae.

Calligrapha

(tribe): Chrysolinina, Chrysomelina, Doryphorina, Entomoscelina, Gonioctenina – subtribes


Noctuina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Noctuidae – certain cutworm moths or dart moths.


Noctua

From Latin noctua (“owl”, literally “nocturnal one”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – the yellow underwing moths.


Muscoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – certain flies.


Fanniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – certain true flies.


Chrysomelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Chrysomelidae – many leaf beetles.


Phoenicurus ochruros

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – black redstart.


Neotibicen

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – certain cicadas.


Calliphora

A taxonomic genus within the family Calliphoridae – typical blowflies.


Cicadinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cicadidae – certain cicadas.


Myrmeleontiformia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Neuroptera.


Sciaroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – certain gnats.


Myrmeleontoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Neuroptera – certain lacewings.


Bibionomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera.


Mycetophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – fungus gnats, agaric gnats.


Aphis

Coined by Linnaeus in 1758 from an unclear source, perhaps Ancient Greek ἀφειδής (apheidḗs, “unsparing, lavishly borrowed”) (in reference to their eating habits).

cog

A taxonomic genus within the family Aphididae – typical aphids.

Aphis sambuci

(genus): Aphis (Aphis), Aphis (Bursaphis), Aphis (Maculaphis), Aphis (Pseudoprotaphis), Aphis (Zyxaphis) - subgenera

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Aphididae – Aphis (Aphis).


Ambystomatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – certain salamanders.


Momordica

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – bitter melon and its close relatives.

for other species see Momordica at The Plant List


Planorbidae

A taxonomic family within the class Gastropoda – ramshorn snails, planorbids.

Ancylini

(family): Ancylinae, Miratestinae, Planorbinae - subfamilies


Glaucophyta

Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós) + -phyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – rare freshwater microscopic algae of special interest because they may be similar to the organisms ancestral to both plants and more common algae.


Nothofagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – the southern beeches, native to the Southern Hemisphere.

Nothofagus antarctica

(genus): Nothofagus subsp. Brassospora, Nothofagus subsp. Fuscospora, Nothofagus subsp. Lophozonia, Nothofagus subsp. Nothofagus - subgenera

for other species see Nothofagus at The Plant List


Carcinus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”)

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Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – most notoriously, the highly invasive species Carcinus maenas, of European origin.


Coccidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – soft scales.


Zika virus

A taxonomic species within the family Flaviviridae – cause of Zika disease, which is linked to microcephaly in newborns.


Birgus latro

A taxonomic species within the family Coenobitidae – a terrestrial hermit crab, the coconut crab, robber crab or palm thief.


Cynomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – prairie dogs, rodents native to the grasslands of central North America.

Cynomys ludovicianus

(genus): Cynomys subg. Cynomys, Cynomys subg. Leucocrossuromys - subgenera


Bordetella

Named after Belgian immunologist and microbiologist Jules Bordet (1870–1961) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

Bacteria that cause diseases of the respiratory tract characterized by coughing, such as kennel cough and whooping cough:

A taxonomic genus within the family Burkholderiaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcaligenaceae.


Staphylinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – rove beetles.

Coprophilus

(family): Aleocharinae, Apateticinae, Dasycerinae, Empelinae, Euaesthetinae, Glypholomatinae, Habrocerinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Micropeplinae, Microsilphinae, Neophoninae, Olisthaerinae, Omaliinae, Osoriinae, Oxyporinae, Oxytelinae, Paederinae, Phloeocharinae, Piestinae, Proteininae, Protopselaphinae, Pselaphinae, Pseudopsinae, Scaphidiinae, Scydmaeninae, Solieriinae, Staphylininae, Steninae, Tachyporinae, Trigonurinae, Trichophyinae, †Protactinae - subfamilies


Oryzias

New Latin, from Latin oryza (“rice”) + -ias

A taxonomic genus within the family Adrianichthyidae – the ricefishes, small fish found in rice paddies.

for other species see link to Fishbase below


Aleocharinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Staphylinidae – one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles.


Homo gautengensis

Homo (“man”) + gautengensis, formed from Gauteng + -ēnsis.

A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – extinct species of human.


Homo antecessor

Homo (“man”) + Latin antecessor (“predecessor, one who goes before”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – extinct species of human, likely descended from Homo erectus.


Homo rhodesiensis

†Homo rhodesiensis (canonical masculine)

Homo (“man”) + New Latin rhodesiensis, formed from Rhodesia + -ēnsis.


Homo cepranensis

Homo (“man”) + cepranensis, formed in New Latin from Ceprano + -ēnsis.


Gammaridea

Gammarus (no longer a member of the suborder) + -idea

suffix

A taxonomic suborder within the order Amphipoda – gammarideans; many amphipods, formerly almost all of them.

for families see Gammaridea at World Register of Marine Species

Senticaudata

suborder in Amphipoda that contains genera formerly included in Gammaridea.


Trichogramma

From New Latin tricho- (“hair, hairy”) + Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichogrammatidae – certain parasitoid wasps.


Cryptococcus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”) + κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

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Principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals including humans:

A taxonomic genus within the family Tremellaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptococcaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture.


Histoplasma

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “web from the loom; histo-”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “anything formed or molded”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ajellomycetaceae – fungi found in certain bird and bat droppings including those responsible for histoplasmosis.


Tetraonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – now usually treated as Tetraoninae in Phasianidae.


Plotus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – the snakebirds or darters, now known as Anhinga.


Rhynchops

(proscribed) Alternative form of Rynchops.


Dinozoa

From dino- (“Dinoflagellata”) + Ancient Greek ζῷα (zôia, “animals”).

A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Myzozoa.


Dolomedes

A taxonomic genus within the family Pisauridae – fishing spiders.


Aardonyx

From Afrikaans aarde (“earth”) and Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail, claw”), in reference to the hematite encrusting the claws of its fossils.

A taxonomic genus within the clade Saurischia – a sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa.


Gibbium

A taxonomic genus within the family Anobiidae – certain spider beetles.


Gryllotalpidae

A taxonomic family within the order Orthoptera – the mole crickets.


Pseudococcidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – mealybugs.


Phyllophaga

Derived from phyllo- (“leaf”) + -phaga (“-eater”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – a group of scarab beetles, June bugs and May beetles.


Aedes albopictus

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the Asian tiger mosquito, a daytime feeder that is a known, suspected, or potential carrier of Zika virus, Yellow fever virus, Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, as well as several filarial nematodes that cause filiariasis.


Drymaplaneta

A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – certain cockroaches.


Acastidae

A taxonomic family within the order Phacopida – certain trilobites.


Linaria cannabina

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – common linnet, of Europe, western Asia and north Africa.


Aedes polynesiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – Polynesian tiger mosquito, of many Pacific Islands, vector of dengue and lymphatic filariasis, and a probable vector of Zika virus.


Chloris chloris

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – European greenfinch.


Hogna

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain wolf spiders.


Aedes (Aedes)

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Culicidae.


Aedes (Stegomyia)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Stegomyia (alternative)


Aedes (Aedimorphus)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Aedimorphus (alternative)


Culicini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – a disputed grouping of mosquito.

Lutzia

Lutzia (Metalutzia) - subgenera in Lutzia


Aedes (Ochlerotatus)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Ochlerotatus (alternative)


Psorophora

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos sometimes called gallinippers.

Psorophora ciliata

(genus): Psorophora (Grabhamia), Psorophora (Janthinosoma), Psorophora (Psorophora) - subgenera


Culisetini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – genus Culiseta only.


Toxorhynchitini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae.


Culex (Melanoconion)

Culex Melanoconion (canonical masculine)


Toxorhynchites rutilus

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – elephant mosquitos.


Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis

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A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – an elephant mosquito native to the US and Canada.


Culiseta

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain cold-adapted mosquito species.

C. impatiens

(genus): Culiseta (Allotheobaldia), Culiseta (Austrotheobaldia), Culiseta (Climacura), Culiseta (Culicella), Culiseta (Culiseta), Culiseta (Neotheobaldia), Culiseta (Theomyia) - subgenera


Culex (Neoculex)

Culex (canonical masculine)
Neoculex (alternative)


Toxorhynchites

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, nominal suffix), referring to the curved proboscis of the insect.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – elephant mosquitos, that do not consume blood and whose larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae.

Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis

Toxorhynchites brevipalpis - type species; Toxorhynchites rutilus - selected other species


Ekembo

A taxonomic genus within the order Primates – extinct apes of the Miocene, 20-17 million years ago.


Pica hudsonia

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – the black-billed magpie of North America.


Thamnophis

From Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “bush”) + Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”). Doublet of Thamnosophis.

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – the garter snakes, native to North and Central America.


Castanopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – some of the trees called chinquapins.


Chrysomela

Possibly from New Latin chryso- (“gold, yellow”) + Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.


Zopheridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – formerly solely ironclad beetles, now including others.

Colydiinae

rough mould beetle, cylindrical bark beetle


Elateridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – click beetles.


Ligamenvirales

A taxonomic order within the class Tokiviricetes – certain viruses infecting archaea.

Recognized but unplaced in ICTV 2019

(order): double-stranded DNA viruses (dsDNA, Group 1) - Baltimore virus classification

Alphalipothrixvirus

(order): Lipothrixviridae, Rudiviridae - families


Umbonium

From Latin umbō (“boss of a shield, shield”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochidae – button top shells.

for other species see Umbonium at World Register of Marine Species


(Internet slang, euphemistic) Represents a pair of buttocks.


Nudibranchia

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – soft-bodied, marine gastropod molluscs with notable coloration and forms.

Actinocyclidae

(order): Doridoidea, Eolidoidea, Porostomata - suborders


Pyralidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – some of the snout moths.


Carettochelys insculpta

A taxonomic species within the family Carettochelyidae – the pig-nose turtle of fresh waters in Australia and New Guinea.


Pachygrapsus marmoratus

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мра́морный кра́б

→ Russian: мра́морный кра́б (mrámornyj kráb) (partial calque)

A taxonomic species within the family Grapsidae – marbled rock crab.


Cecidomyiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the gall midges.

(family): Cecidomyiinae, Lestremiinae, Micromyinae, Porricondylinae - subfamilies

For constituents including tribes see Cecidomyiidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information


Hadesarchaea

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”), neuter plural of ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) and the name of the Greek god of the underworld, Hades.

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A taxonomic class within the phylum Hadesarchaeota – single-celled, non-nucleated extremophiles capable of surviving without light or oxygen, found in subterranean areas, geysers and other hot, alkaline environments.


Corymbia

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – about 113 species of tree that were classified as Eucalyptus species until the mid-1990s. It includes the bloodwoods, ghost gums and spotted gums, endemic to Australia and New Guinea.


Balbianiales

A taxonomic order within the class Florideophyceae – certain red algae.


Bovista

From German Bovist, from older vohenfist (literally “vixen's fart”), from Middle High German vohe (“vixen”) + vist (“soft fart”), from Old High German foha vist (“vixen fart”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – the true puffballs.

Etymological Dictionary of the German Language

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Nanochromis transvestitus

Nanochromis + English transvestite + -us

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">transvestite</i>

A taxonomic species within the family Cichlidae – a cichlid, unusual in that the male is more colorful and distinctively marked than the female, endemic to Lake Mai-Ndombe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Exosporeae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Myxogastrea.


Trichosanthes

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae.

for other species and subgenera and sections see Trichosanthes on Wikispecies..


Andrenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – mining bees.


Euconulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Stylommatophora – land snails with shells typically of only 3mm.


Buccinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neogastropoda – the whelks, edible clams.

Buccinidae on Wikipedia. for the numerous genera


Cantharis

From Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís, “Spanish fly”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cantharidae – soldier beetles.


Coccoloba

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – flowering plants of the tropical and subtropical Americas.


Pongamia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain legumes.


Grylloblattodea

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – the rock crawlers or ice crawlers.


Batrachia

New Latin Batrachia, formerly a name for the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατραχεια (batrakheia), neuter plural of adjective from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”)

(archaic) A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Lissamphibia – since the late 20th century Batrachia has denoted both tailed and tailless Amphibia: the frogs, toads, salamanders and various extinct forms, but has excluded the caecilians.


Canalipalpata

A taxonomic infraclass within the class Polychaeta – fan-head worms.


Gammarus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gammaridae – typical scuds, small crustaceans resembling sand fleas.

for other species see Gammarus at World Register of Marine Species


Vigna unguiculata

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – black-eyed peas.

for others see Vigna+unguiculata at The Plant List


Hieracium

From Ancient Greek ἱεράκιον (hierákion).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – hawkweed.


Octopodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Octopoda – benthic octopuses.


Cimicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – bedbugs and their close relatives.


Cimex

A taxonomic genus within the family Cimicidae – comprising the common bedbug and a few related insects.


Columba livia domestica

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Columbidae – formally, a synonym of Columba livia, informally including all pigeons bred under human direction.


Polybia paulista

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – a wasp, found in Brazil, which produces a venom containing Polybia-MP1, a peptide with potential for use as a chemotherapeutic substance in oncology.


Listeria monocytogenes

A taxonomic species within the family Listeriaceae – a common pathogen found in food products.

For some of the many serotypes and cataloged strains see Listeria monocytogenes at National Center for Biotechnology Information


Pachyptile

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon) + the Latin -ē (Greek-type variant of -a). Compare Pachyptila, Pachyptilum, and Pachyptilus.

compound

πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon)

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Thomisidae – certain crab spiders.


Cytaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae.


Arctiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Erebidae.

Apantesis

(genus): Arctiini (tiger moth, wasp moth), Lithosiini (lichen moth), Syntomini - tribes


Lithosiini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Erebidae – lichen moths.


Cyana

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">cyan</i>

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – found from Africa to Borneo.


Diodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – called porcupinefish.


Mammillaria

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маммилля́рия

→ Russian: маммилля́рия (mammilljárija)

Latin mamilla (“nipple”), from the shape of its tubercles and the milky-white latex produced by some species

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – nipple cacti.

Mammillaria subg. Dolichothele

(genus): Mammillaria simplex - type species;


Neopalpa donaldtrumpi

Neopalpa + donaldtrumpi, from being a species of Neopalpa moth named in honor of Donald Trump (45th president of the United States), for visual similarity of the head coloration of the moth and the hair of Donald Trump.

A taxonomic species within the family Gelechiidae – a kind of twirler moth with yellowish-white scales present on the head in adults.


Tetragramma donaldtrumpi

Tetragramma + donaldtrumpi, from being a species of fossil Tetragramma sea urchin named in honor of Donald Trump (US President)

(rare) A taxonomic species within the family Pseudodiadematidae – a fossil echinoid (sea urchin) of Texas.

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Aptostichus barackobamai

A taxonomic species within the family Euctenizidae – a type of trapdoor spider.


Simia

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Simiidae – monkeys and apes (all primates except humans and lemurs).


Saccorhytus

Genus novum Han, Shu, Ou and Conway Morris, 2017, from Latin saccus (“sack, bag”) + Ancient Greek ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”) in reference to the bag-like, wrinkled body of species Saccorhytus coronarius.

A taxonomic genus within the family Saccorhytidae – a one-millimeter long bottom-dwelling aquatic creature, known from a fossil dated 540 million years ago, mistakenly thought the earliest known deuterostomes, which group includes all vertebrates.. It is actually an ecdysozoan, a type of protostome.


Crepis

→ French: crépide, crépis

From New Latin crepis in Linnaeus's 1737 Genera Plantarum, from Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís, “crepida, foundation”).

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for other species see Crepis at The Plant List

A taxonomic genus within the family Calloporidae – little-known bryozoans, of recently revised placement.


Sarcoptiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – certain mites.

Acaridae

(order): Endeostigmata, Oribatida - suborders


Bombus affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Apidae – rusty patched bumble bee, of much of eastern North America, considered critically endangered.


Hyaena hyaena

Reduplication of Hyaena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).

A taxonomic species within the family Hyaenidae – the striped hyena.


Sphenodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rhynchocephalia – the tuatara, and extinct close related genera.


Caeciliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gymnophiona – family of common caecilians.

Caecilia

(family): Caeciliinae, Scolecomorphinae, Typhlonectinae - subfamilies


Caecilia nigricans

Caecilia + Latin nigricans (“swarthy, black-skinned”)

A taxonomic species within the family Caeciliidae – the Rio Lita caecillian.


Anarhichadidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – wolffish and wolf eel.


Anarhichas

A taxonomic genus within the family Anarhichadidae – wolfishes.


Anarhichas lupus

A taxonomic species within the family Anarhichadidae – Atlantic wolffish.


Anarhichas denticulatus

A taxonomic species within the family Anarhichadidae – rock turbot or northern wolffish, of the North Atlantic.


Tremarctos

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”) + ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – genus with only one extant species: Tremarctos ornatus (spectacled bear).


Tremarctinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ursidae – a subfamily with only one extant species: Tremarctos ornatus (spectacled bear).


Tremarctos ornatus

Tremarctos + Latin ornatus (“decorated”)

A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – the spectacled bear.


Califorctenus

Califorctenus cacachilensis
Califorctenus cacachilensis

A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenidae – a monotypic genus containing only Califorctenus cacachilensis.


Cimex lectularius

A taxonomic species within the family Cimicidae – a common bedbug, an obligate parasite of humans, of worldwide distribution.


Coracina melas

A taxonomic species within the family Campephagidae – the black cuckooshrike.


Coracina melaena

Coracina melas
Coracina melas#Translingual


Onygenales

A taxonomic order within the class Eurotiomycetes – capable of consuminge and breaking down keratin in skin, as in athlete's foot.


Typhlocybinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cicadellidae – many leafhoppers.


Dikraneurini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cicadellidae – some leafhoppers.


Mareca

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – wigeons and similar species of dabbling ducks.


Mareca americana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the American wigeon.


Geotria

New Latin, from Ancient Greek. See γεωτραγία (geōtragía, “eating of earth-like substances”) Like other lampreys pouched lampreys carry stones to a nesting site.

The pouched lamprey or southern lamprey, of Australia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Geotridae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae.


Thylacoleonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprotodontia – marsupial lions, extinct for more than 10,000 years.


Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A taxonomic species within the family Mycobacteriaceae – the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.


Sesamum indicum

A taxonomic species within the family Pedaliaceae – sesame.


Phytophaga

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton, eater”).

(in italics, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – now in other genera of subfamily Cecidomyiinae of gall midges, etc.


Cyprinodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cyprinodontiformes – killifishes.

Cubanichthys

Cyprinidontini, Orestiniini - tribes in Cyprinodontinae


Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Colorado potato beetle
Colorado potato beetle

A taxonomic species within the family Chrysomelidae – Colorado potato beetle.


Dryophthorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – many weevils.


Olfactores

(taxonomy) A clade within the Chordata that comprises the Tunicata (Urochordata) and the Craniata (Vertebrata).


Tetrao tetrix

Lyrurus tetrix
Lyrurus tetrix#Translingual


Alcedo atthis

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – common kingfisher.


Ceryle rudis

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – pied kingfisher, found from sub-Saharan Africa to China.


Halcyon smyrnensis

white-throated kingfisher
white-throated kingfisher

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – the white-throated kingfisher.


Merops apiaster

A taxonomic species within the family Meropidae – European bee-eater.


Merops orientalis

A taxonomic species within the family Meropidae – the green bee-eater.


Merops persicus

blue-cheeked bee-eater
blue-cheeked bee-eater

A taxonomic species within the family Meropidae – the blue-cheeked bee-eater.


Coracias garrulus

A taxonomic species within the family Coraciidae – European roller.


Turdus atrogularis

black-throated thrush
black-throated thrush

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the black-throated thrush.


Monticola solitarius

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the blue rock thrush.


Turdus pilaris

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – fieldfare.


Alnus glutinosa

A taxonomic species within the family Betulaceae – common alder, black alder, or European alder, native to much of Europe and neighboring parts of Africa and Asia.

For subspecies see Alnus glutinosa on Wikispecies. and for forms and varieties see Alnus+glutinosa at The Plant List.


Turdus iliacus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – redwing.


Monticola saxatilis

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the common rock thrush.


Urocyon

From Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – certain foxes.


Uniola

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – New World plants in the grass family.


Metasuchia

A taxonomic clade within the clade Mesoeucrocodylia.


Scincus

From Ancient Greek σκίγκος (skínkos), variant of σκίγγος (skíngos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – various skinks found in Southwest Asia and North Africa.


Terekia

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Terek</i>

A former taxonomic genus, including the Terek sandpiper.


Osteoglossidae

A taxonomic family within the order Osteoglossiformes – bonytongues.

Osteoglossum

(family): Heterotidinae, Osteoglossinae - subfamilies


Spinosaurus

New Latin, from Latin spīna (“spine”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Spinosauridae – spinosaurs.


Gymnocitta

From Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + κίττα (kítta, “jay”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – a single species of American jay with naked nostrils; synonym of Gymnorhinus.


Scolia

A taxonomic genus within the family Scoliidae – certain wasps.


Phasmida

A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – stick insects.


Chitonida

Acanthochitonidae

(order): Acanthochitonina, Chitonina - suborders

The chitons, molluscs with a shell that is divided into eight articulating valves of aragonite.

A taxonomic order within the class Polyplacophora.


Conus

A taxonomic genus within the family Conidae – cone snails.


Cynips

New Latin, altered from Late Latin cyniphes (“a kind of stinging insect”), corrupt form of Ancient Greek κνίψ (kníps), varying with σκνίψ (skníps), applied to several types of insects, especially such as live under the bark of trees

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cynipidae – typical gall wasps.


Erotylidae

pleasing fungus beetle
pleasing fungus beetle

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – many of the pleasing fungus beetles.


Palapteryx

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “ancient”) + Apteryx (“kiwi”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Palapterygidae – birds, fossils found in New Zealand, now included in Dinornis (giant moas).


Cynipidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – gall wasps.


Tupanvirus

Tupan + -virus. The first element is from Guaraní Tupã (“Guaraní God of Thunder”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Mimiviridae.


Bacillaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Bacillales.


Stephania

From Ancient Greek στεφανιον (stephanion, “diminutive of στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)”).

diminutive of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">στέφανος</i> (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae.


Blastocladiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Blastocladiales – certain fungi.


Bellerophon

From Ancient Greek Βελλεροφῶν, Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophôn, Bellerophóntēs, “Bellerophon, a hero of Greek mythology”).

Βελλεροφῶν, Βελλεροφόντης

A taxonomic genus within the family Bellerophontidae – certain extinct molluscs.

For the numerous species see Bellerophon at Paleobiology Database


Vitrina

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Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">vitri</i> (“glass”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Vitrinidae – typical glass snails.


Diphyllidea

A taxonomic order within the class Cestoda – tapeworms of elasmobranch fishes (sharks, rays, skates).


Anabantiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – certain freshwater fish of Asia and Africa.

Anabantidae

(order): Anabantoidei, Channoidei, Nandoidei - suborders


Bazinga

Identified in 2013 by Lisa-Ann Gershwin and Peter Davie, who based the name on bazinga, a catchphrase from the sitcom The Big Bang Theory used to indicate a trick or prank, because they presume the species Bazinga rieki had been mistaken for juveniles of other species. Bazinga is also the name of a seven-stringed harp that Gershwin and Davie suggest resembles the radial canals of the jellyfish.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bazingidae – a small jellyfish native to Australia.


Harpalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain ground beetles.


Dudleya

After William Russel Dudley, a founder of California botany, + -a

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – succulent plants of the arid American West, some called liveforevers.

Dudleya lanceolata

(genus): Dudleya subg. Dudleya, Dudleya subg. Hasseanthus, Dudleya subg. Stylophyllum - subgenera


Cydnus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῡδνός m (kūdnós, “glorious, honored”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cydnidae – certain burrowing bugs.


Pithecellobium

Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “monkey, ape”) + ἐλλόβιον (ellóbion, “earrings”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – blackbeads.


Lithistida

A taxonomic order within the class Demospongiae – certain demosponges.


Carangiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.


Trichoplax adhaerens

A taxonomic species within the family Trichoplacidae – considered the simplest species in Animalia, so distinct from other animals as to require its own phylum, Placozoa.


Margaritaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – tropical plants that have distinctive iridescent seeds.


Scaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Labriformes – parrotfishes.

Bolbometopon

(family): Scarinae, Sparisomatinae - subfamilies


Ursinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ursidae – sole extant subfamily of Ursidae, consisting solely of genus Ursus (bears).


Meles meles

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – European badger.


Meles

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – badgers.


Scelio

New Latin, from Latin scelion-, scelio (“scoundrel”), from scelus (“crime”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scelionidae – parasitic wasps.


Agkistrodon contortrix

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Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">contortus</i> + -trix

A taxonomic species within the family Viperidae – the copperhead of North America.


Lepismatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Zygentoma – primitive wingless insects, principally the silverfishes.


Trypeta

From Ancient Greek τρῡπητής (trūpētḗs, “a borer”), from τρῡπάω (trūpáō, “to bore, to pierce”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Tephritidae – certain fruit flies.


Reduvius

Borrowed from Latin reduvia (“a remainder, remnant, fragment”), describing the habit of the nymph of the type species Reduvius personatus camouflaging itself with small pieces of debris.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – typical assassin bugs.


Pottiales

A taxonomic order within the class Bryopsida – certain mosses.


Abydosaurus

From Abydos, Egypt and + -saurus, named in reference to how only the head and neck were found, analogous to a myth about the Egyptian god Osiris, whose head and neck were buried at Abydos.

A taxonomic genus within the clade Saurischia – a macronarian dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Utah.


Achelousaurus

From Ancient Greek Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios, “Achelous, a Greek shapeshifting deity”) + -saurus, named by Scott Sampson in 1994 in reference to its transitional combination of nasal boss and frill horns, reminiscent of a myth where Achelous transformed into a bull and had his horn broken off by Hercules.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – a ceratopsian dinosaur from the Cretaceous of North America.


Acanthopholis

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + φολίς (pholís, “scale”), named by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1867 in reference to its armor.

A taxonomic genus within the family Nodosauridae – an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Cretaceous of England.


Achillesaurus

From Latin Achilles (from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús)) + -saurus, named by Agustín Martinelli and Ezequiel Vera in 2007 in reference to the Achilles heel, because the diagnostic features were found on the heel.

A taxonomic genus within the family Alvarezsauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Argentina.


Achillobator

From Latin Achilles (from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús)) + Mongolian баатар (baatar, “hero”), named by Altangerel Perle in 1999 in reference to the Achilles tendon, which powered its sickle-shaped claws.

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Mongolia.


Abrictosaurus

From Ancient Greek ἄβρικτος (ábriktos, “wakeful”) + -saurus, named by James Hopson in 1975 in opposition to a hypothesis that heterodontosaurids aestivated.

A taxonomic genus within the family †Heterodontosauridae – an ornithischian dinosaur from the Jurassic of South Africa and Lesotho.


Acristavus

From a- (“not”) + Latin crista (“crest”) + avus (“grandfather”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae – a saurolophine dinosaur from the Cretaceous of the United States.


Scarus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scaridae – certain parrotfishes.


Scopelidae

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Teleostei – certin deep-water teleostean fishes, the type genus now synonymised with genus Myctophum and most species in Scopelidae now in family Myctophidae (lanternfishes).


Nardus

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – matgrass (Nardus stricta).


Saurognathae

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

(obsolete) A family of birds containing the woodpeckers and their allies.


Rutela

Misspelling of Latin rutila, fem. of rutilus (“red”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain beetles.


Saperda

From Latin sāperda (“inferior kind of salt fish”), from Ancient Greek σᾱπέρδης (sāpérdēs).

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


Hemerobiiformia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Neuroptera – certain lacewing insects, now thought to be a paraphyletic group in its traditional circumscription.


Bombus (Psithyrus)

Bombus (canonical masculine)
Psithyrus (alternative)

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Apidae – cuckoo-bumblebees.


Psithyrus

From Ancient Greek ψίθυρος (psíthuros, “whispering, slanderous”).

Cuckoo bees, which take over the nests of 'true' bumblebee queens and use the remaining workers to raise their offspring treated taxonomically as:

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae., or

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Apidae – Bombus (Psithyrus)., or, formerly

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae.


Diospyros blancoi

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – velvet apple or mabolo, native to the Philippines and Taiwan, introduced elsewhere.


Diospyros discolor

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – Diospyros blancoi.


Romulea

→ Russian: рому́лея (romúleja)

A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – certain flowers.


Rhynchospora

From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”) + σπορά (sporá, “seed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – beak sedges or beak rushes.


Dytiscus

Ancient Greek δυτικός (dutikós, “able to dive”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “diminutive suffix”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Dytiscidae – certain diving beetles.


Mellivora capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – honey badgers or ratels.


Pyralis

Latin pyralis (“a winged insect that was supposed to live in fire”)

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Instead, the tubes contained caterpillars of a Pyralis species (Lepidoptera) (pl. 13: 1), and only one tube was built by a Drosochrus species.

1975, L. Schulze, J. M. M. Brown, A Review of Silk Production and Spinning Activities in Arthropoda (in English):

A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – certain snout moths.


Rhinophis

Ancient Greek ῥινός (rhinós, “nose”) + ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Uropeltidae – certain shieldtail snakes.


Diaprioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the superorder Apocrita – certain small wasps.


Xenomorphia

xenomorph + -ia. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) + μορφή (morphḗ) + -ία (-ía).
Named in honor of the Xenomorphs, fictional aliens from the Alien science fiction horror franchise.

A taxonomic genus within the family Diapriidae – extinct parasitoid wasps.

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Passeres

From Latin passerēs, plural of passer (“sparrow”).

(archaic) An order of birds otherwise called Insessores, comprising more than half of all the birds; songbirds.


Dytiscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – predaceous diving beetles, the larva of which are called water tigers.


Scymnus

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.


Spirometra mansonoides

Named for Patrick Manson, Scottish parasitologist.

A taxonomic species within the family Diphyllobothriidae – an infectious flatworm which in humans can cause sparganosis.


Satyrus

Borrowed from Latin satyrus (“satyr”), from Ancient Greek σᾰ́τῠρος (sáturos, “satyr”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies of Europe and North Africa.


Scytonema

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“skin”) + [Term?] (“thread”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scytonemataceae – photosynthetic cyanobacteria, some of which are a component of lichens.


Encephalartos

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энцефаля́ртос

→ Russian: энцефаля́ртос (encefaljártos), энцефала́рт (encefalárt)

A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – cycads native to Africa, used for food.


Rumex acetosella

A taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae – sheep sorrel, red sorrel, common sorrel.


Asphodelaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales.

Aloe

(family): Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeoideae, Hemerocallidoideae - subfamilies


Acanthizinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pardalotidae – Australasian warblers, often treated as a family: Acanthizidae.


Insessores

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Aves – a taxon comprising perching birds or passerines, broadly equivalent to the modern order Passeriformes.


Prosobranchia

From proso- (“forward”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”) + -ia.

(obsolete) A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda – a polyphyletic taxon including all prosobranchs.


Spatula

From Latin spatula (“spoon”). Named by Friedrich Boie in 1822, and resurrected pursuant to molecular phylogenetic results.

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the shovelers, the garganey, and some teals.


Spatula querquedula

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the garganey.


Rhodopidae

A taxonomic family within the subclass Heterobranchia – certain sea snails.


Agrimonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – agrimony, plants of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.


Idioglossa

A taxonomic genus within the family Batrachedridae – certain moths.


Incessores

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of Insessores


Acaste

From Ancient Greek Ἀκάστη (Akástē), the name of a nymph.

A taxonomic genus within the family Acastidae – certain trilobites.


Diospyros kaki

A taxonomic species within the family Ebenaceae – Japanese persimmon or kaki.


Pseudomegaloolithus

A taxonomic oogenus within the oofamily Megaloolithidae – fossil eggs of a certain dinosaur first described from the Cretaceous of Morocco.


Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

A taxonomic species within the family Myrtaceae – rose myrtle.


Asclepiadaceae

(dated) A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – now Asclepiadoideae in family Apocynaceae.


Carcinus maenas

A taxonomic species within the family Portunidae – shore crab, native to northeastern shores of the Atlantic, now destructively invasive in similar marine environments worldwide.


Prunella modularis

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – dunnock or hedge sparrow.


Poa annua

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – annual meadow grass, annual bluegrass.

and forms see Poa+annua at The Plant List


Sacoglossa

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – sometimes called sap-sucking sea slugs, for feeding on the contents of the cells of algae.


Ankylosaurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ankylosauridae – ankylosaurine dinosaurs.


Orthopoxvirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “true, real, genuine”) + Poxvirus.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Poxviridae – poxviruses.


Scincoidea

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – the skinks.


Balaka

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – balaka palm tree.


Achlys

From Ancient Greek Ἀχλύς (Akhlús, “the goddess Achlys”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – vanilla leaf.


Gloeobacter

A taxonomic genus within the family Gloeobacteraceae.


Mahajangasuchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Mahajangasuchidae – an extinct crocodyliform from the Cretaceous of Madagascar.


Ankylosaurus

From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked, bent”) + -saurus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ankylosauridae – ankylosaurus, an armored dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Western North America.


Mareca strepera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – gadwall, a duck found in much of the cool and temperate Northern Hemispere.


Opsanus

A taxonomic genus within the family Batrachoididae – toadfishes.


Cyrtandra

→ Russian: цирта́ндра (cirtándra)

From New Latin cyrtandra, from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “curved, arched”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man; male”), in reference to their prominently curved stamens.

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – various flowering plants native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.


Dentaliida

A taxonomic order within the class Scaphopoda – certain tusk shells.


Physeter catodon

A taxonomic species within the family Physeteridae – the sperm whale.


Zantedeschia albomaculata

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the spotted calla lily.


Zantedeschia jucunda

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae.


Zantedeschia elliottiana

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the golden arum.


Zantedeschia

Named after Italian physician and botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae.


Zantedeschia aethiopica

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the calla lily.


Zantedeschia rehmannii

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – the pink arum lily.


Zantedeschia pentlandii

Zantedeschia petlandii (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – Sekhukhune golden arum, of northeastern South Africa.


Vespa affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – the lesser banded hornet.


Apocynum cannabinum

A taxonomic species within the family Apocynaceae – the hemp dogbane.


Eupatorium cannabinum

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – the hemp-agrimony.


Vespa crabro

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – European hornet.


Hexaplex

From Latin hexa- (“six”) + plectere (“to weave, braid, entwine”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – rock snails.


Clanga clanga

greater spotted eagle
greater spotted eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the greater spotted eagle (formerly Aquila clanga), wintering from Egypt to eastern China.


Clanga

Evidently from Ancient Greek κλάγγος (klángos), an alternate reading of πλάγγος (plángos, “a kind of eagle”), though some sources (following Willughby, 1676) instead posit a relationship to Ancient Greek κλαγγή (klangḗ, “clash”) or Latin clangō (“I clang; (of an eagle) I scream”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – spotted eagles, of the Old World.


Ixodes ricinus

A taxonomic species within the family Ixodidae – castor bean tick, pasture tick, or sheep tick, principally of western Eurasia.


Cyperoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cyperaceae – typical sedges.


Portunus pelagicus

A taxonomic species within the family Portunidae – flower crab.


Borogovia

From English borogove (“a fictional creature invented by Lewis Carroll”) + -ia.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.


Pakisaurus

After Pakistan (taking the first element, which is from Urdu پاک (pāk, “pure”)) + -saurus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Titanosauridae – a sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Pakistan.


Muscicapa striata

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – spotted flycatcher.


Aloe vera

A taxonomic species within the family Asphodelaceae – a succulent plant grown in tropical and semitropical climates, that yields acemannan, a gel used for skin lotions, etc.


Acanthis flammea

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – common redpoll.


Stachys officinalis

Betonica officinalis
Wikispecies:Betonica officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – Synonym of Betonica officinalis (betony).


Galaxias

A taxonomic genus within the family Galaxiidae – freshwater fish, principally of Australia and New Zealand.


Phragmites communis

Phragmites australis
Phragmites australis

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – synonym of Phragmites australis.


Amynthas lioujia

From Amynthas + the Tongyong Pinyin romanisation of Mandarin 六甲 (Liòujiǎ, “Lioujia District, Tainan, Taiwan”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Megascolecidae – certain earthworms, endemic to Taiwan.


Kembawacela

From Bemba kemba wa cela (“digger of iron”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cistecephalidae – a dicynodont therapsid from the Permian of Zambia.


Anchisaurus

A taxonomic genus within the clade Anchisauria – a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur of the Early Jurassic Period.


Leucocarbo atriceps

Leucocarbo ātriceps (canonical masculine)

Phalacrocorax atriceps
Phalacrocorax atriceps

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – formerly Phalacrocorax atriceps, the imperial shag.


Leucocarbo bougainvillii

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Guanay cormorant or Guanay shag.


Dolichos sinensis

Vigna unguiculata
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Quetzalcoatlus

From Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl + -us.

A taxonomic genus within the family †Azhdarchidae – a pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, the largest found yet.


For quotations using this term, see Citations:SARS-CoV-2.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2#Translingual

(virology) Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2; a virus which causes COVID-19 coronavirus disease, first discovered in 2019, in an outbreak that started in Wuhan, Hubei, China.


Riboviria

ribo-, from ribonucleic acid (RNA) + -viria

One of four realms, the highest taxonomic rank of viruses, encompassing all RNA viruses that replicate by means of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases.

Albetovirus

Polymycoviridae, Sarthroviridae - families unplaced in kingdoms


Mosasaurus

From Latin Mosa (“the river Meuse”) + -saurus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Mosasauridae – a mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Europe, North America, and possibly beyond.


Globidens

From Latin globus (“globe”) + dēns (“tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Mosasauridae – a mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, Africa, and Asia.


Najash

From a Spanish romanisation of Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nakhásh, “snake”), in reference to the Biblical serpent.

A taxonomic genus within the clade Ophidia – an extinct snake from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.


Mosasauridae

A taxonomic family within the order Squamata – extinct marine reptiles, the mosasaurs.


Empidonax minimus

A taxonomic species within the family Tyrannidae – the least flycatcher.


Suchomimus

A taxonomic genus within the family Spinosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Niger.


Vigna mungo

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – black gram, urd bean, black lentil, mungo bean.


Entamoebidae

From Entamoeba + -idae (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic family within the order Mastigamoebida – certain amoebas.


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Pomatomus saltatrix

A taxonomic species within the family Pomatomidae – the fish species most commonly called bluefish.


Orthornavirae

A taxonomic kingdom within the realm Riboviria – viruses that have an RNA genome and encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).

Birnaviridae

(kingdom (ICTV 2019)): Duplornaviricota, Kitrinoviricota, Lenarviricota, Negarnaviricota, Pisuviricota - phyla

not placed in higher taxon below kingdom


Monjiviricetes

From Mon(onegavirales) + Ji(ngchuvirales) + -viricetes.

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A taxonomic class within the phylum Negarnaviricota.

Pneumoviridae

(class): Jingchuvirales, Mononegavirales - orders


Haploviricotina

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Negarnaviricota.


Negarnaviricota

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Orthornavirae.

Chunqiuviricetes

(phylum): Haploviricotina, Polyploviricotina - subphyla


Dissostichus

From Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double; twice”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Nototheniidae – toothfishes.


Channa maculata

A taxonomic species within the family Channidae – blotched snakehead. a fish native to East Asia.


Dissostichus eleginoides

Patagonian toothfish
Patagonian toothfish

A taxonomic species within the family Nototheniidae – Patagonian toothfish; Chilean sea bass.


Channa

From Ancient Greek χάννη (khánnē, “sea perch”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Channidae – snakehead fishes.


Dissostichus mawsoni

Dissostichus + mawsoni, from Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double; twice”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line”), and (Sir Douglas) Mawson, the leader of an Antarctic expedition during which specimens were collected.

A taxonomic species within the family Nototheniidae – Antarctic toothfish.


Ortervirales

A taxonomic order within the class Revtraviricetes.


Agave americana

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – century plant or maguey.


Pandanus tectorius

Pandanus + Latin tectorius (see also English tectorium)

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A taxonomic species within the family Pandanaceae – thatch screwpine.


Pyroglyphus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix), referring to eczema caused by the arthropod, characterized with intense itching and a red rash.

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(dated) A taxonomic genus within the family Pyroglyphidae – certain dust mites.


Pyroglyphidae

From Pyroglyphus + -idae (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic family within the order Sarcoptiformes – certain dust mites.

Dermatophagoides

(family): Dermatophagoidinae, Paralgopsinae, Pyroglyphinae - subfamilies


Peramelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Peramelemorphia – almost all marsupial bandicoots.

Echymipera

(family): Echymiperinae, Peramelinae, Peroryctinae - subfamilies


Cariceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cyperaceae – proposed as genus Carex s.l., sedges.

Cymophyllus

(tribe): Carex (~2,000 species) - sole accepted genus


Kenyanthropus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – now †Homo platyops; certain extinct Pliocene hominin from 3.5-3.2 mya.


Athene cunicularia

A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – burrowing owls, of the Americas.


Oenanthe oenanthe

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – northern wheatear, principally of Eurasia.


Phoenicurus phoenicurus

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – common redstart.


Dependoparvovirus

New Latin, from English depend + Parvovirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Parvoviridae – certain parvoviruses.


Mastadenovirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”) + Adenovirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Adenoviridae – certain adenoviruses.


Betapolyomavirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta, “beta”) + Polyomavirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – certain polyomaviruses.


Alphapapillomavirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”) + Papillomavirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Papillomaviridae – certain papillomaviruses.


Lymphocryptovirus

New Latin, from Latin lympha (“water”) + Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”) + -virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpesviridae – certain herpesviruses.


Rotavirus

New Latin, from Latin rota (“wheel”) + -virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Reoviridae – RNA viruses, some of which cause acute enteritis in humans.


Gammainfluenzavirus

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma, “gamma”) + Influenzavirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Orthomyxoviridae – certain orthomyxoviruses.


Orthorubulavirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “true, real, genuine”) + Rubulavirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Paramyxoviridae – certain paramyxoviruses.


Orthopneumovirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “true, real, genuine”) + Pneumovirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumoviridae – certain pneumoviruses.


Geokichla sibirica

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – Siberian thrush, a medium-sized North American thrush.


Turdus torquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the ring ouzel.


Turdus eunomus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the dusky thrush.


Turdus obscurus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – eyebrowed thrush, a medium-sized Asian thrush.


Turdus ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the red-throated thrush.


Catharus guttatus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – hermit thrush, a medium-sized North American thrush.


Turdus naumanni

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the Naumann's thrush.


Muscicapa dauurica

Asian brown flycatcher
Asian brown flycatcher

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Asian brown flycatcher.


Irania gutturalis

white-throated robin
white-throated robin

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – white-throated robin.


Calliope calliope

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Siberian rubythroat.


Luscinia svecica

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the bluethroat.


Ficedula hypoleuca

European pied flycatcher
European pied flycatcher

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – European pied flycatcher.


Tarsiger cyanurus

red-flanked bluetail
red-flanked bluetail

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the red-flanked bluetail.


Ficedula albicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – collared flycatcher.


Ficedula albicilla

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the taiga flycatcher.


Ficedula parva

red-breasted flycatcher
red-breasted flycatcher

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the red-breasted flycatcher.


Orthohepadnavirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “true, real, genuine”) + Hepadnavirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hepadnaviridae – certain hepadnaviruses.


Hepatovirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver, hepato-”) + -virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – certain picornaviruses.


Orthohepevirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “true, real, genuine”) + Hepevirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hepeviridae – certain hepeviruses.


Phialophora

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “broad, flat bowl”) + φορά (phorá, “carrying”, noun).

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpotrichiellaceae – imperfect fungi of which some forms are important in human mycotic infections (as chromoblastomycosis).


Saxicola rubetra

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the whinchat.


Saxicola rubicola

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the European stonechat.


Oenanthe isabellina

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the isabelline wheatear.


Oenanthe deserti

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the desert wheatear.


Saxicola caprata

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the pied bushchat.


Saxicola maurus

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Siberian stonechat.


Prunella collaris

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – the alpine accentor.


Bombycilla cedrorum

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the cedar waxwing.


Oenanthe pleschanka

From Russian плеша́нка (plešánka, “pied wheatear”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the pied wheatear.


Passer hispaniolensis

A taxonomic species within the family Passeridae – the Spanish sparrow.


Prunella atrogularis

black-throated accentor
black-throated accentor

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – the black-throated accentor.


Oenanthe hispanica

western black-eared wheatear
western black-eared wheatear

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the western black-eared wheatear.


Prunella montanella

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – the Siberian accentor.


Zymonema

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subphylum Pezizomycotina – certain ascomycetous fungi.


Bombycilla garrulus

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Bohemian waxwing.


Motacilla flava

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the western yellow wagtail.


Motacilla citreola

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the citrine wagtail.


Motacilla alba

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the white wagtail.


Motacilla tschutschensis

eastern yellow wagtail
eastern yellow wagtail

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the eastern yellow wagtail.