Lichinomycetes

A taxonomic class within the phylum Ascomycota – principally lichen-forming.


Lichinales

A taxonomic order within the class Lichinomycetes – certain fungus, mostly lichenized.


Attila

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


Pezizomycotina

A taxonomic subdivision within the division Ascomycota.

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Ascomycota.


Lontra

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – river otters.


Niebla tigrina

A taxonomic species within the family Ramalinaceae – a seafog lichen occurring in foggy coastal areas.


Lagerstroemia siamica

A taxonomic species within the family Lythraceae.


Polystichum acrostichoides

A taxonomic species within the family Dryopteridaceae – the Christmas fern.


Nacerdochroa caspica

A taxonomic species within the family Oedemeridae – a certain plant-eating beetle.


Icaricia

gossamer-winged butterflies
gossamer-winged butterfly

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – synonym of Aricia, certain gossamer-winged butterflies.


Etlingera

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – many useful species of tropical plants of Asia and Australasia.


Dendropsophus stingi

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


Acacia anarthros

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – a tree of southwestern Western Australia.


Aa

Named to always appear first in alphabetical listings; or alternatively after Pieter van der Aa.

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a group of orchids of cool climates in Latin America.

for other species see Aa at The Plant List


Aa

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Euconulidae – Philonesia (Aa), a group of snails.


Nacaduba cyanea

A taxonomic species within the family Lycaenidae – a butterfly.


Nerodia sipedon

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


Parasilurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Siluridae – Asiatic fish related to catfish.


Saxicola maura

Saxicola maurus
Saxicola maurus#Translingual


Heteropoda koreana

Sinopoda koreana
Sinopoda koreana#Translingual


Sinopoda koreana

A taxonomic species within the family Sparassidae – a huntsman spider of Japan and Korea.


Nebria nivalis

A taxonomic species within the family Carabidae – certain beetles.


Tanagra

Learned borrowing from New Latin Tanagra, from Portuguese tangara, from Old Tupi tangara.

lbor

A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – synonymized with Tangara, some of the tanagers.


VER

General Heriberto Jara International Airport, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico


Kiwiaesthetus kuscheli

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


Plebidonax deltoides

A taxonomic species within the family Psammobiidae – a clam native to Australia.


Lafoensia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – flowering plants of Latin America.


Lafoensia pacari

A taxonomic species within the family Lythraceae – a plant found in Brazil and Paraguay.


Ytu ysypo

A taxonomic species within the family Torridincolidae – a coleopteran insect.


Rauiella scita

A taxonomic species within the family Thuidiaceae – a moss.


Verrucaria

Latin, from Latin verrucaria herba (“any plant thought to cure warts”), from verrūca (“wart”) + -āria

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Verrucariaceae.


Verrucariaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Verrucariales – principally lichenized ascomycetes that grow on rocks.


Verrucariales

A taxonomic order within the subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae.


Ba humbugi

From English bah humbug, said by Scrooge in Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

A taxonomic species within the family Charopidae – A snail first found in the Ba District, Fiji.


Eurotiomycetes

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Pezizomycotina – some of the filamentous ascomycetes.


Teloschistales

A taxonomic order within the class Lecanoromycetes.


Chaetothyriomycetidae

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “loose, flowing mane or hair”) + θύριον (thúrion, “little door”) + -mycetidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Eurotiomycetes.


Lecanoromycetidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Lecanoromycetes.


Xanthoria

A taxonomic genus within the family Teloschistaceae – sunburst lichens, wall lichens, orange wall lichens.


Teloschistaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Teloschistales – certain fungi, principally lichen-forming.


Lecanoromycetes

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Pezizomycotina.


Mentheae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Lamiaceae – mints and related plants.

Mentha

(tribe): Menthinae, Lycopinae, Nepetinae, Prunellinae, Salviinae - subtribes


Caloplaca marina

A taxonomic species within the family Teloschistaceae – the orange lichen.


Ramalina siliquosa

A taxonomic species within the family Ramalinaceae – sea ivory.


Ramalinaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lecanorales.


Ramalina

→ Russian: рамали́на (ramalína)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ramalinaceae – strap lichens or cartilage lichens.


Lecanorineae

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lecanorales – certain lichenized fungi.


Lecanorales

A taxonomic order within the subclass Lecanoromycetidae – principally lichen-forming fungi.


Monogononta

A taxonomic subclass within the class Eurotatoria – the monogonont rotifers.


Malia

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


Diplodocus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Diplodocidae – the diplodocus.


Allium cepa

From Latin allium (“garlic”) and cepa (“onion”).

A taxonomic species within the family Amaryllidaceae – garden onion.


Enterococcus faecalis

A taxonomic species within the family Enterococcaceae – aerobic, gram-positive bacteria.


E. faecalis

Used, in context, to shorten the name and simplify the pronunciation of a species name with a generic name beginning with E and a specific epithet of faecalis.

Enterococcus faecalis
Enterococcus faecalis#Translingual


West Nile virus

A taxonomic species within the family Flaviviridae – that causes West Nile fever.


Paradisaeidae

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


Fidia

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


Psilocybe semilanceata

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


Psilocybe cubensis

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


Psilocybe cyanescens

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


Psilocybe

English: psilocin

English: psilocybin

German: Psilocybin

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

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

for other species see Psilocybe at MycoBank


Dionisia

A taxonomic genus within the family Plasmodiidae – a parasite of Hipposideros cyclops (cyclops roundleaf bat).


Radix

Learned borrowing from Latin rādīx (“root”).

lbor

A taxonomic genus within the family Lymnaeidae – several freshwater gastropods.


Quadrumana

From Latin quattuor (“four”) + manus (“hand”), formed as a neuter plural

WITH mankind the differences between the sexes are greater than in most of the Quadrumana, but not so great as in some, for instance, the mandrill.

1871, Charles Darwin, Descent of Man (in English):

(obsolete) A taxonomic division within the order Primates – comprising the apes and monkeys; so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly, the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone.


Sorbus

From Latin sorbus (“service tree, Sorbus domestica”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – about 100–200 species of trees, including whitebeam, rowan, service tree, and mountain ash.

Sorbus subg. Albocarmesinae

(genus): Sorbus aucuparia - type species

for other species see Category:Sorbus on Wikimedia Commons..


Otidae

Otis + -idae (irregular formation, not using stem otid-)

Otididae. A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – a family of birds containing the bustards, including the korhaans and floricans.


Eurypygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eurypygiformes – the sunbittern.


Alcyonium palmatum

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

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


Citrus aurantium

A taxonomic species within the family Rutaceae – a citrus tree, accepted as Citrus × aurantium, the bitter orange tree.


Citrus reticulata

A taxonomic species within the family Rutaceae – mandarin (citrus tree), the principal sweet wild citrus species, now Citrus × aurantium.

For taxonomic synonyms see Citrus × reticulata at Plants of the World Online


Citrus maxima

A taxonomic species within the family Rutaceae – a citrus tree, pomelo tree.


Charadriidae

/ˌt͡ʃæɹəˈdɹaɪ.ɪdɪː/

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

Erythrogonys

(family): Vanellinae, Charadriinae - subfamilies


Spinus

From Ancient Greek σπίνος (spínos, “chaffinch”)

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


Streptomyces fradiae

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


Neuropterida

A taxonomic superorder within the subdivision Endopterygota.

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera.


Haptophyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Chromista – the haptophytes, a type of algae.

Pavlovales

(phylum): Pavlovophyceae, Coccolithophyceae (syn. Prymnesiophyceae) - classes


Neuroptera

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

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

Ascalaphidae

(order): Hemerobiiformia, Myrmeleontiformia - selected suborders


Acanthaceae

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

Acanthus

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


Acanthus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).

bor+

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.


Achillea

From Latin achilleos (“milfoil, yarrow”) or achillēa.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – achilleas, yarrows.


Septoria

A taxonomic genus within the family Mycosphaerellaceae – various fungi that cause leaf spot on crops.


Cassiopea

English: cassiosome

Alteration of Cassiopeia, a constellation which is upside-down for half the year because of its proximity to the pole star.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cassiopeidae – the "upside-down" jellyfish.


Tremella

A taxonomic genus within the family Tremellaceae – fungi occurring widely in North America, Australia, and east Asia.


Bithynia

A taxonomic genus within the family Bithyniidae – certain freshwater snails.


Prunus armeniaca

Latin prunus (“plum tree”) + armeniaca (“Armenian”), because apricot was spread throughout Roman Empire from Armenia.

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – apricot tree.


Taraxacum

From Medieval Latin taraxacum, from Arabic طَرَخْشَقُون (ṭaraḵšaqūn).

der

طَرَخْشَقُون

Arabic طَرَخْشَقُون (ṭaraḵšaqūn)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – dandelions and related plants.

for others see the various lists under References


Mola

From Latin mola (“millstone”), probably from the fish's shape and rough skin.

A taxonomic genus within the family Molidae – certain ray-finned fish called sunfish.


Panax quinquefolius

A taxonomic species within the family Araliaceae – American ginseng, used in Chinese medicine as a tonic.


Cordyceps

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορδύλη (kordúlē, “club”) + Latin -ceps (“headed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Clavicipitaceae – fungi parasitic mostly to insects and other arthropods.

genus): Cordyceps ignota, Cordyceps sinensis (selected species

For a comprehensive list of the many species


Beta Canis Majoris

(astronomy) The Bayer designation of the fourth-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.


Alpha Canis Majoris

Ancient Greek α (a, “alpha”) + Canis Majoris. From Latin canis (“dog”)+maior (“big”).

compound

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">α</i> (a, “alpha”)

(astronomy) Bayer designation of the star Sirius, as the brightest star of the constellation Canis Major; now recognized as a binary star system.


Adelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – various spurges.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – various cicadas.


Opuntia ficus-indica

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


Orthomyxoviridae

New Latin, from orthomyxovirus + -viridae

A taxonomic family within the order Articulavirales – RNA viruses, which includes the agents of influenza.

Influenza A virus

(family): Alphainfluenzavirus, Betainfluenzavirus, Deltainfluenzavirus, Gammainfluenzavirus, Isavirus, Quaranjavirus, Thogotovirus - genera


Anser

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – most geese.


Basella

A taxonomic genus within the Basellaceae family – climbing nightshades.


Begoniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cucurbitales – principally the genus Begonia.


Lalage

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

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Campephagidae – the trillers.


Elmis

A taxonomic genus within the family Elmidae – typical riffle beetles.


Hyacinthus

From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – hyacinths.


Pardosa glacialis

A taxonomic species within the family Lycosidae – Arctic wolf spider, a species of wolf spider that is endemic to the Arctic, in particular Greenland.


Lycosidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – the wolf spiders.


Baltia

A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – certain pierid butterflies.


Abramis

From New Latin Abramis, from Ancient Greek ἀβρᾰμίς (abramís, “a kind of mullet”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – freshwater fish; the bream.


Bifidobacterium

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

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


Butea superba

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – an herb native to Thailand, thought by locals to be an aphrodisiac.


Eulalia

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllodocidae – certain polychaete worms.

A taxonomic genus within the family Stratiomyidae – a synonym for the genus Odontomyia of flies.


Eulalia

Coined by Karl Sigismond Kunth (1788–1850) in 1829 in Révision des graminées, named after French botanical artist Eulalie Delile who illustrated his work.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – tropical perennial grasses.


Rhyothemis

A taxonomic genus within the family Libellulidae – many dragonflies.


Libelluloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Odonata – most dragonflies.


Rhyothemis triangularis

A taxonomic species within the family Libellulidae – a dragonfly found in freshwater lakes in some parts of China.


Libellulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Odonata – very many dragonflies including the skimmers.


Calisto

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – thought to be native only to islands of the Caribbean.


Pleroma

Adam Black
David Don
Wernerian Natural History Society

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōma, “that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to make full, fill; to complete, finish”) (from πλήρης (plḗrēs, “complete, full”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + -όω (-óō, suffix forming verbs with the sense of making someone be or do something)) + -μᾰ (-ma, suffix forming nouns denoting the result or effect of an action). The plant genus was coined by the Scottish botanist David Don (1799–1841) in 1822 to describe the way the seeds of the plant filled the capsule.

coinage

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain tropical plants.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pleromidae – certain sea sponges.


Kanaloa

From Hawaiian Kanaloa (“the god Kanaloa”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Melia

→ Russian: ме́лия (mélija)

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μελία (melía, “manna ash, Fraxinus ornus”), which has similar leaves

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – certain flowering trees.


Latrodectinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Theridiidae – widow spiders and related spiders.


Ruta

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – rues and relatives.


Latrodectus

New Latin, from Latin latro (“brigand”) + Ancient Greek δήκτης (dḗktēs, “biter”)).

A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – widow spiders and button spiders.


Larus

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

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


Streptococcaceae

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


Streptococcus

From English strepto- (“shaped like a twisted chain”) + -coccus (“spherical bacteria”), from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted, pliant”) + κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”), for the bacteria grow in chains or pairs.

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Streptococcaceae – streptococcus bacteria.


Aecidium

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰκία (aikía, “injury”) + -idium (“diminutive”)

(mycology) A taxonomic genus within the order Pucciniales, a form-genus name applied to a stage of development of a fungus whose aecia have developed but whose species has not been identified.


Andromedae

Borrowed from Latin Andromedae (“of Andromeda”).

(astronomy) Genitive form of Andromeda used when naming stars, such as α Andromedae.


Antliae

(astronomy) genitive of Antlia used when naming stars, such as α Antliae.


Aurigae

(astronomy) genitive of Auriga used when naming stars, such as α Aurigae.


Aquarii

(astronomy) genitive of Aquarius used when naming stars, such as α Aquarii.


Caeli

(astronomy) genitive of Caelum used when naming stars, such as α Caeli.


Arae

(astronomy) genitive of Ara used when naming stars, such as α Arae.


Arietis

(astronomy) genitive of Aries used when naming stars, such as α Arietis.


Boötis

(astronomy) genitive of Boötes used when naming stars, such as α Boötis.


Apodis

(astronomy) genitive of Apus used when naming stars, such as α Apodis.


Aquilae

(astronomy) genitive of Aquila used when naming stars, such as α Aquilae.


Perisoreus

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

der

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


Ludia

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae.


Chamaeleontis

(astronomy) genitive of Chamaeleon used when naming stars, such as α Chamaeleontis.


Carinae

(astronomy) genitive of Carina used when naming stars, such as α Carinae.


Ceti

(astronomy) genitive of Cetus used when naming stars, such as α Ceti.


Circini

(astronomy) genitive of Circinus used when naming stars, such as α Circini.


Centauri

(astronomy) genitive of Centaurus used when naming stars, such as α Centauri.


Columbae

(astronomy) genitive of Columba used when naming stars, such as α Columbae.


Cygni

(astronomy) Genitive form of Cygnus, used when naming stars, such as α Cygni.


Cancri

(astronomy) genitive of Cancer used when naming stars, such as α Cancri.


Crateris

(astronomy) genitive of Crater used when naming stars, such as α Crateris.


Corvi

(astronomy) genitive of Corvus used when naming stars, such as α Corvi.


Equulei

(astronomy) genitive of Equuleus used when naming stars, such as α Equulei.


Crucis

(astronomy) genitive of Crux used when naming stars, such as α Crucis.


Hydrae

(astronomy) genitive of Hydra used when naming stars, such as α Hydrae.


Fornacis

(astronomy) genitive of Fornax used when naming stars, such as α Fornacis.


Delphini

(astronomy) genitive of Delphinus used when naming stars, such as α Delphini.


Gruis

(astronomy) genitive of Grus used when naming stars, such as α Gruis.


Draconis

(astronomy) genitive of Draco used when naming stars, such as α Draconis.


Horologii

(astronomy) genitive of Horologium used when naming stars, such as α Horologii.


Capricorni

(astronomy) genitive of Capricornus used when naming stars, such as α Capricorni.


Lacertae

(astronomy) genitive of Lacerta used when naming stars, such as α Lacertae.


Hydri

(astronomy) genitive of Hydrus used when naming stars, such as α Hydri.


Leonis

(astronomy) genitive of Leo used when naming stars, such as α Leonis.


Cassiopeiae

Borrowed from Latin Cassiopeiae (“of Cassiopeia”).

(astronomy) Genitive form of Cassiopeia used when naming stars, such as α Cassiopeiae.


Lupi

(astronomy) genitive of Lupus used when naming stars, such as α Lupi.


Doradus

(astronomy) genitive of Dorado used when naming stars, such as α Doradus.


Mensae

(astronomy) genitive of Mensa used when naming stars, such as α Mensae.


Comae Berenices

Coma Berenices
Coma Berenices#Translingual

(astronomy) genitive of Coma Berenices used when naming stars, such as α Comae Berenices.


Muscae

(astronomy) genitive of Musca used when naming stars, such as α Muscae.


Microscopii

(astronomy) genitive of Microscopium used when naming stars, such as α Microscopii.


Normae

(astronomy) genitive of Norma used when naming stars, such as α Normae.


Orionis

(astronomy) genitive of Orion used when naming stars, such as α Orionis.


Ophiuchi

(astronomy) genitive of Ophiuchus used when naming stars, such as α Ophiuchi.


Coronae Australis

Corona Australis
Corona Australis#Translingual

(astronomy) genitive of Corona Australis used when naming stars, such as α Coronae Australis.


Lyncis

(astronomy) genitive of Lynx used when naming stars, such as α Lyncis.


Pavonis

(astronomy) genitive of Pavo used when naming stars, such as α Pavonis.


Herculis

(astronomy) variant of Hercules used when naming stars, such as α Herculis.


Piscium

(astronomy) genitive of Pisces used when naming stars, such as α Piscium.


Phoenicis

(astronomy) genitive of Phoenix used when naming stars, such as α Phoenicis.


Persei

(astronomy) genitive of Perseus used when naming stars, such as α Persei.


Octantis

(astronomy) genitive of Octans used when naming stars, such as α Octantis.


Pyxidis

(astronomy) genitive of Pyxis used when naming stars, such as α Pyxidis.


Eridani

(astronomy) genitive of Eridanus used when naming stars, such as α Eridani.


Pictoris

(astronomy) genitive of Pictor used when naming stars, such as α Pictoris.


Canis Majoris

From Latin Canis Majoris, the genitive case of Canis Major (“the Greater Dog”).

(astronomy) Used in the Bayer designations of the stars of the constellation Canis Major.


Monocerotis

(astronomy) genitive of Monoceros used when naming stars, such as α Monocerotis.


Reticuli

(astronomy) genitive of Reticulum used when naming stars, such as α Reticuli.


Scorpii

(astronomy) genitive of Scorpius used when naming stars, such as α Scorpii.


Sculptoris

(astronomy) genitive of Sculptor used when naming stars, such as α Sculptoris.


Scuti

(astronomy) genitive of Scutum used when naming stars, such as α Scuti.


Sextantis

(astronomy) genitive of Sextans used when naming stars, such as α Sextantis.


Tucanae

(astronomy) genitive of Tucana used when naming stars, such as α Tucanae.


Trianguli

(astronomy) genitive of Triangulum used when naming stars, such as α Trianguli.


Piscis Austrini

Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus#Translingual

(astronomy) genitive of Piscis Austrinus used when naming stars, such as α Piscis Austrini.


Velorum

(astronomy) genitive of Vela used when naming stars, such as α Velorum.


Sagittarii

(astronomy) genitive of Sagittarius used when naming stars, such as α Sagittarii.


Serpentis

(astronomy) genitive of Serpens used when naming stars, such as α Serpentis.


Volantis

(astronomy) genitive of Volans used when naming stars, such as α Volantis.


Geminorum

(astronomy) genitive of Gemini used when naming stars, such as α Geminorum.


Telescopii

(astronomy) genitive of Telescopium used when naming stars, such as α Telescopii.


Librae

(astronomy) genitive of Libra used when naming stars, such as α Librae.


Trianguli Australis

Triangulum Australe
Triangulum Australe#Translingual

(astronomy) genitive of Triangulum Australe used when naming stars, such as α Trianguli Australis.


Cephei

(astronomy) genitive of Cepheus used when naming stars, such as α Cephei.


Ursae Minoris

(astronomy) genitive of Ursa Minor used when naming stars, such as α Ursae Minoris.


Ursae Majoris

(astronomy) genitive of Ursa Major used when naming stars, such as α Ursae Majoris.


Canum Venaticorum

Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici#Translingual

(astronomy) genitive of Canes Venatici used when naming stars, such as α Canum Venaticorum.


Virginis

(astronomy) genitive of Virgo used when naming stars, such as α Virginis.


Vulpeculae

(astronomy) genitive of Vulpecula used when naming stars, such as α Vulpeculae.


Lyrae

(astronomy) genitive of Lyra used when naming stars, such as α Lyrae.


Sagittae

(astronomy) genitive of Sagitta used when naming stars, such as α Sagittae.


Leonis Minoris

(astronomy) genitive of Leo Minor used when naming stars, such as α Leonis Minoris.


Pegasi

Borrowed from Latin Pēgasī (“of Pegasus”).

(astronomy) Genitive form of Pegasus used when naming stars, such as α Pegasi.


Indi

(astronomy) genitive of Indus used when naming stars, such as α Indi.


Canis Minoris

(astronomy) genitive of Canis Minor used when naming stars, such as α Canis Minoris.


Saturniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – any of many saturniid moths.


Leporis

(astronomy) genitive of Lepus used when naming stars, such as α Leporis.


Tauri

(astronomy) genitive of Taurus used when naming stars, such as α Tauri.


Stegocephalia

(†Stegocephalia, archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – all extinct large salamander-like amphibians, the Labyrinthodontia.

A taxonomic clade within the clade Tetrapodomorpha – containing all vertebrates with toes rather than fins, as well as a few of the most closely related lobe-finned fish.


Annona

Possibly from an indigenous Taíno term for the fruit or tree, modified to conform with Latin annona (“corn, grain; means of subsistence”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Annonaceae – flowering plants, consisting of tropical shrubs and small trees, including the soursop.

A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – certain capsid bugs.


Ursæ Majoris

Ursae Majoris
Ursae Majoris#Translingual


Veles

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


Pelidnota

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

af

grc:πελιδνός

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


Pelidnota punctata

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

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


Rutelini

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


Saccharomyces

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

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

for the numerous species see Saccharomyces


Saccharomycetaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Saccharomycetales – many yeasts.


Sarcanthinae

Sarcanthus ("old synonym of Acampe") + -inae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Orchidaceae – now Aeridinae, many orchids.


Saccolabium

New Latin, from Latin saccus (“sack”) + labium (“lip”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – several orchids from Malaysia.


Vandeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Orchidaceae – a clade containing many orchids.


Epidendroideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Orchidaceae – most orchids.

Epidendrum

(subfamily): Arethuseae, Calypsoeae, Collabieae, Dendrobieae, Epidendreae, Gastrodieae, Malaxideae, Neottieae, Nervilieae, Podochileae, Sobralieae, Triphoreae, Tropidieae, Cymbidieae, Vandeae – tribes


Sacculina

A taxonomic genus within the family Sacculinidae – barnacles that parasitize crabs.


Sacculinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Kentrogonida – many barnacles.


Rhizocephala

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

A taxonomic superorder within the class Maxillopoda – very many parasitic barnacles.


Kentrogonida

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Thecostraca – very many parasitic barnacles, now merged with infraclass Rhizocephala.


Macruronidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gadiformes – certain of the merluccid hakes.


Pika

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Ochotonidae – northern pikas.


Sirenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – aquatic salamanders.


Sirenoidea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Caudata – the single family Sirenidae (the sirens, aquatic salamanders).


Sagina

From Latin sagina (“feasting", "nourishment", "corpulence”), alluding to its use as livestock forage.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – flowering herbs (pearlworts).


Verticordia

→ English: verticordia

desc

вертико́рдия

→ Russian: вертико́рдия (vertikórdija)

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

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


Mustela vison

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – Synonym of Neogale vison (American mink).


Mustela nivalis

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


Fadogia homblei

A taxonomic species within the family Rubiaceae – A South African plant that contains pavettamine, a myocardial toxin which causes myocarditis and sudden death, usually among grazing cattle.


Salmo ischchan

From Latin salmo (“salmon”) + Armenian իշխան (išxan).

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – the Sevan trout.


Lota

A taxonomic genus within the family Gadidae – the burbot.


Bimana

New Latin, bi- + Latin manus (“hand”), formed as a neuter plural

The greater number of naturalists who have taken into consideration the whole structure of man, including his mental faculties, have followed Blumenbach and Cuvier, and have placed man in a separate Order, under the title of the Bimana, and therefore on an equality with the orders of the Quadrumana, Carnivora, &c.

Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

1886, Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58

There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—
1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

(obsolete) A taxonomic division within the order Primates – comprising Homo sapiens.


Solen

From Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn, “channel, pipe”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Solenidae.


Bias

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

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


Aequoreidae

A taxonomic family within the order Leptothecata – various jellyfish.


Aequorea

English: aequorin

Derived from Latin aequoreus (“of or pertaining to the sea”), from aequor (“the sea”).

der+

A taxonomic genus within the family Aequoreidae – various jellyfish.


Conica

A taxonomic order within the class Hydrozoa – now usually Leptothecata.


Vira

(biology) A phylum consisting of all viruses, in the LHT viral classification scheme.

Virus classification#LHT System of Virus Classification

Virus

the associated regnum in the standard classification


Crocosmia

Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “saffron”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – montbretias, of southern and eastern Africa.


Zeiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Acanthopterygii – ray-finned fish, most notably the dory.


Caryocar

From Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut, kernel”) + κάρα (kára, “head”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryocaraceae – various species of neotropical tree, all of which can be used for timber and some of which produce edible nuts.


Tilia

Borrowed from Latin tilia (“linden tree”).

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

Tilia sect. Astrophilyra

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


Papilionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – swallowtail butterflies.


Riodinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – metalmark butterflies.


Nymphalidae

brush-footed butterflies
brush-footed butterfly

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – brush-footed butterflies or nymphalids.

Limenitidinae

subfamily; named after noble titles and high military ranks


Lycaenidae

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

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

For the very numerous genera see Lycaenidae


Thecla

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain hairstreak butterflies.


Archiannelida

A taxonomic class within the phylum Annelida.

A taxonomic order within the class Polychaeta.


Haplodrili

A taxonomic order within the class Polychaeta – primitive worms completely lacking external segments.


Gryllotalpa

A taxonomic genus within the family Gryllotalpidae – the mole crickets.


Uria

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – some guillemots.

Uria aalge

common murre, common guillemot, or thin-billed murre

Uria lomvia

thick-billed murre, Brünnich's guillemot


Lavandula

From New Latin, from Medieval Latin. See lavender.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – lavenders.

for others see Lavandula on Wikispecies..


Elsinoe

A taxonomic genus within the family Elsinoaceae – certain fungi, many of which are plant pathogens.


Agamidae

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


Arbutoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ericaceae – strawberry trees and related trees.


Arbutus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – madrones.

Arbutus xalapensis

syn. Arbutus peninsularis; Texas madrone


Atelidae

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


Lagothrix

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


Atelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Atelidae – spider monkeys and woolly monkeys.

†Solimoea

(subfamily): Ateles, Brachyteles, Lagothrix - genera


Perla

A taxonomic genus within the family Perlidae – certain stoneflies.


Sinanthropus

(anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct bipedal hominids.


Zinjanthropus

From Zinj (“East Africa”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”).


Volvox

→ English: volvox

→ French: volvox

→ German: Volvox

→ Russian: вольво́кс (volʹvóks)

New Latin, from Latin volvō (“roll”), coined by Linnaeus, 1758.

A taxonomic genus within the family Volvocaceae – certain freshwater chlorophytes that form spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells; found in ponds and ditches.


Pompilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – spider wasps.


Pleurotus eryngii

king oyster mushroom
king oyster mushroom

A taxonomic species within the family Pleurotaceae – king oyster mushroom.


Dinobryon

From dino- (“whirling”) + βρύον (brúon, “moss”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dinobryaceae – certain golden algae, colonial, loricate, chrysophyte flagellates.


Pleurotaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Agaricales – medium-sized mushrooms.


Pleurotus

From New Latin pleuro- + Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae – certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species.


Cervus canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – the elk, North American elk, wapiti.


Cyclostomata

From French cyclostome, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Among fishes, we meet with the family of Cyclostomata, so called from their having a circular mouth, formed for suction.

1834, Peter Mark Roget, Animal and Vegetable Physiology, volume 2 (in English), William Pickering, page 116:

Cyclostomata comprises two families of living jawless fishes: hagfishs (Myxinidae, 44 species) and lampreys (Petrymyzonidae, 41 species).

2009, Shigehiro Kuraku et al., “Jawless Fishes (Cyclostomata)”, in The Timetree of Life (in English), Oxford University Press, page 317:

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Vertebrata – the living jawless fishes: lampreys and hagfishes; the cyclostomes.

A taxonomic order within the phylum Bryozoa – the Cyclostomatida.


Agnatha

agnatha

agnathan

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

The known members of the class Agnatha are a very small representation of those that once existed; and they present a great variety of character, having little affinity with each other.

1889, Edward Drinker Cope, “Synopsis of the Families of Vertebrata”, in The American Naturalist, volume 23 (in English), page 852:

Current classification schemes have living fishes assigned to two superclasses (Agnatha, or jawless chordates, and Gnathostomata, or jawed chordates)[…].

2007, Chad Thomas et al., Freshwater Fishes of Texas (in English), Texas A&M University Press, page 6:

The jawless fishes, or agnathans; they have backbones and skulls like the scaly fishes, and like reptiles, mammals and other vertebrates on land, but they do not have paired jaws like humans or sharks; instead their mouthparts are round; they suck onto their prey or food and rasp away bits that they then swallow.

A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Vertebrata.

A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Vertebrata.


Archilochus

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

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


Hydnoraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Piperales – varieties of parasitic flowering plants, now often treated as subfamily Hydnoroideae in family Aristolochiaceae.


Baltimora

The sole species was found in Maryland, the founder of which was Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore and the largest city of which was Baltimore City, both taking their name from Baltimore, County Cork, from Irish baile an tí mhóir

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Baltimora recta (beautyhead).

Baltimore City
Baltimore, County Cork
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Heliantheae
Maryland


Parkinsonia

New Latin, after the English botanist John Parkinson + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – palo verde etc.


C. elegans

Used, in context, to shorten the name and simplify the pronunciation of a species name with a generic name beginning with C and a specific epithet of elegans.

In C. elegans, the newly identified ace-3 is the third gene affecting acetylcholinesterase (ACNE) activity.

1988 April 1, Carl D. Johnson et al., “The acetylcholinesterase genes of C. elegans: Identification of a third gene (ace-3) and mosaic mapping of a synthetic lethal phenotype”, in Neuron (in English), page 165:

An important reason C. elegans was chosen for study was that high-quality electron micrographs had been obtained from specimens of this species by Nichol Thomson, who was hired by Brenner in October, 1964.

1997, Riddle, Donald L., et al., “The Biological Model”, in C. elegans II (in English), →ISBN, page xx:

Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans#Translingual

Caenorhabditis elegans, a species of nematode.


Caenorhabditis elegans

In 1965, Sydney Brenner settled on Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism to study animal development and behavior for reasons that are now well known (Brenner, 1973, 1988).

A taxonomic species within the family Rhabditidae – a nematode used as a model organism in biological research.


Galago

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


Sorbus aucuparia

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – rowan, European rowan, mountain ash.


Picea abies

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – Norway spruce, European spruce.


Sambucus nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Adoxaceae – elder, elderberry, black elder; a species of elder native to most of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.


Sambucus

A taxonomic genus within the family Adoxaceae – elderberries.


Taraxacum officinale

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – common dandelion.

Taraxacum officinale f. officinale

(species): Leontodon vulgare, Taraxacum subspathulatum, Taraxacum vulgare, Taraxacum dens-leonis, Taraxacum campylodes, Taraxacum taraxacum - species


Arvicola

New Latin, from Latin arvum (“field”) + -cola (“inhabitant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – water voles.


Iouea

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the order Lithistida – Cretaceous fossil sponges; Synonym of †Schrammeniella.


CAF

From French Confédération africaine de football.

Confederation of African Football
w:Confederation of African Football

association football
association football

(soccer) Initialism of Confederation of African Football (alternatively African Football Confederation), the governing body for the sport of association football in Africa.


Prunus cerasus

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – sour cherry, the cultivars of which are the ones that provide cherries for cooking.


Arctictis binturong

A taxonomic species within the family Viverridae – binturong or bearcat.


Papaver somniferum

A taxonomic species within the family Papaveraceae – opium poppy.


Ovis ammon

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – argali or mountain sheep.


Ovis dalli

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – thinhorn sheep.


Ovis musimon

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the mouflon.


Ovis aries

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – domestic sheep.


Ovis canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – bighorn sheep.


Ovis nivicola

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – snow sheep.


Pterophyllum scalare

A taxonomic species within the family Cichlidae – the angelfish.


Acoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – many species of which are found in North America; sometimes placed in Plecomidae with rain beetles.


Gliese

German Gliese. Named for German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese

(astronomy) An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System

(astronomy) The Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars


Uta

From a New Latin form of English Ute, the name of an indigenous people.

side-blotched lizard
side-blotched lizard

A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – side-blotched lizards.


Euphausia pacifica

A taxonomic species within the family Euphausiidae – common Pacific krill.


Scolopendra

Latin scolopendra, from Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopendridae – certain centipedes.


Carcharhinidae

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

†Abdounia

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


Valeriana

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – valerian.


Tylopoda

Ancient Greek τύλη (túlē, “callus, hump”) + Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”)

A taxonomic suborder within the order Artiodactyla – the camels and related animals.


Camelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – camelids: camels, llamas, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuñas.


Yunx

Alternative spelling of Classical Latin iynx (“wryneck”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – synonym of Jynx (taxonomic genus of wrynecks).


Jynginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Picidae – the wrynecks.


Picidae

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


Jynx

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – wrynecks.

Jynx ruficollis

red-throated wryneck, rufous-necked wryneck


Syrphus

From Ancient Greek σύρφος (súrphos, “gnat, winged ant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Syrphidae – a genus of hoverflies; the syrphids.


Syrphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – hoverflies.


Vaccinium uliginosum

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – northern bilberry or bog bilberry.


Trinacria

From Latin Trīnacria, from Ancient Greek Τρινακρία (Trinakría, “having three headlands”), from its 3-fold rotational symmetry, giving it the form of a triskelion.

A taxonomic genus within the superphylum Heterokonta – various extinct diatoms of the Eocene.


Aedes aegypti

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


PCA

Pecora Escarpment
Pecora Escarpment#Translingual

(planetology, geology) Abbreviation of Pecora Escarpment.


Coreidae

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


Bos mutus

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the wild yak.


Hyssopus officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – the hyssop.


Rubieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rubiaceae – various plants of the madder family.


TMV

Tobacco mosaic virus
Tobacco mosaic virus#Translingual


Bacillariophyta

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Ochrophyta – the diatoms.


Bacillariophyceae

A taxonomic class within the phylum Ochrophyta – many diatoms.


Cercozoa

A taxonomic phylum within the supergroup Rhizaria – many protists.

A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Rhizaria – certain chromists.


Ochrophyta

Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, literally “pale yellow”) and Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, literally “plant”)

derived

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Chromista – diatoms and similar organisms.

Pinguiophyceae

(phylum): Bacillariophyceae (syn. Diatomeae), Bolidophyceae, Chrysomerophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Dictyochophyceae, (syn. Hypogyristea), Phaeophyceae, Phaeothamniophyceae (syn. Aurophyceae), Picophagophyceae (syn. Picophagea), Raphidophyceae, Schizocladiophyceae, Xanthophyceae – classes


Thaleichthys pacificus

A taxonomic species within the family Osmeridae – the eulachon or candlefish.


Formula Three
Formula Three#Translingual

(motor racing) Initialism of Formula Three / Formula 3.


EcoRI

From E. coli, as the enzyme was isolated from strains of E. coli.


Puffinus puffinus

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

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


Puffinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – several shearwaters.


Vallonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Valloniidae – certain land snails.


Alternative form of Enterobacteria phage phiX174 a particular type of bacteriophage, the genome of which was the first DNA genome to be sequenced.


Taq

Thermus aquaticus
Thermus aquaticus#Translingual


Clostridium acetobutylicum

A taxonomic species within the family Clostridiaceae – bacterium used commercially to produce acetone and butanol from starch.


ANT

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#Translingual

(sports) Abbreviation of Antigua and Barbuda.


MNG

(computing) Multiple-image Network Graphics (a raster image file format, designed to succeed multi-image static GIF (GIF 87b))


Automeris io

A taxonomic species within the family Saturniidae – the io moth.


Canis familiaris

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – domesticated dog.


Carissa

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia.


Strychnos

From Latin strychnos, from Ancient Greek στρύχνος (strúkhnos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Loganiaceae – various flowering plants, including the strychnine tree.

for other species see Category:Strychnos


Iberochondrostoma olisiponensis

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – ray-finned, benthopelagic, freshwater fish, native to Portugal.


Nyssa

†Nyssa scottii

(genus): Nyssa aquatica (water tupelo) - type species; Nyssa biflora (swamp tupelo), Nyssa leptophylla (Hunan tupelo), Nyssa ogeche (Ogeechee tupelo), Nyssa sessiliflora (Indonesian tupelo), Nyssa sinensis (Chinese tupelo), Nyssa sylvatica (black tupelo or pepperidge), Nyssa talamancana, Nyssa ursina (bear tupelo), Nyssa yunnanensis (Yunnan tupelo) - other species

Tupelo trees and their closest relatives

A taxonomic genus within the family Cornaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyssaceae.


Miletus

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


Anthemis

From Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον (ánthemon, “flower”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – chamomiles.

for the numerous other species see Anthemis


Ross River virus

A taxonomic species within the family Togaviridae.

ssRNA viruses

(species): Martellivirales - order; Togaviridae - family; Alphavirus - genus; Group IV


Accipiter

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


Schrödinger

From German Schrödinger. The places are named for physicist Erwin Schrödinger.

Earth-Moon System
Earth-Moon System#English

A crater in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System

Vallis Schrödinger
Vallis Schrödinger#Translingual

Ellipsis of Vallis Schrödinger.; A valley in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System


Lens

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – lentils.


Runcinia

A taxonomic genus within the family Thomisidae – many crab spiders.


Thomisinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Thomisidae – most crab spiders.


Thomisoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Araneae – the crab spiders and similar spiders.


Thomisidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – the crab spiders.


Acaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Sarcoptiformes – many mites.


Acariformes

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Acari – most mites.


Acaridia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Trombidiformes – very many mites.


Astigmata

From a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, spot”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Sarcoptiformes – very many mites.


Acaroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Sarcoptiformes – many mites.


Dieffenbachia

After Ernst Dieffenbach, a German physician + -ia

mother-in-law's tongue
mother-in-law's tongue

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – mother-in-law's tongue, dumb cane and similar plants.


Naja

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – true cobras.


Phacochoerus africanus

A taxonomic species within the family Suidae – warthog.


Phacochoerus

From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil bean, wart, mole”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Suidae – the warthogs.


Giraffa camelopardalis

A taxonomic species within the family Giraffidae – all extant giraffes.

A taxonomic species within the family Giraffidae – the northern giraffe.


Vigna radiata

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – mung bean, native to India, cultivated in much of Asia and also elsewhere.


Phaseolus coccineus

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – runner bean.


ISV

Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands#Translingual

U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands#English

(sports) Abbreviation of Virgin Islands.(U.S. Virgin Islands)

international scientific vocabulary
international scientific vocabulary

(linguistics, lexicography) international scientific vocabulary


Nesoclopeus

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


Nesoclopeus woodfordi

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


Hydrangeoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hydrangeaceae.


Hydrangeaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cornales – the hydrangeas and many related plants.


Philadelphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – mock oranges.


Sphingidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – moths, commonly referred to as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms.


Tyrannidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – tyrant flycatchers.


Tyrannus

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

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


ULEB

French. Union des ligues européennes de basket-ball

Union of European Leagues of Basketball. A Europe-wide body of men's basketball leagues that organizes the continent's two top club competitions, Euroleague and Eurocup.


Larix

From Latin larix (“larch”), from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – larch trees, characterized by fascicles of small deciduous leaves, and reflexed cones with persistent scales. They are natives of cooler temperate zones of the northern hemisphere and are related to the Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga).


Han solo

Named in 2005 by Samuel Turvey. The original publication states that the generic name Han is a reference to the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in present-day China; and the specific epithet solo refers to the fact that the species is the youngest Diplagnostidae fossil found to that date, suggesting that it was the last surviving member of that family. However, Turvey has stated elsewhere that he named it after Han Solo because some friends dared him to name a species after a Star Wars character.

A taxonomic species within the family Diplagnostidae – agnostid trilobites known only from fossils found in the Ordovician Zitai Formation of southern China.


Thelyphonida

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


Uropygi

Ancient Greek οὐροπῡ́γιον (ouropū́gion), from ὄρρος (órrhos, “buttocks”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – the vinegarroons or whip scorpions, now Thelyphonida.


Myrciaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – several fruit producing trees and shrubs of South America.


Bythitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Ophidiiformes – brotulas.


Aspergillus flavus

A taxonomic species within the family Aspergillaceae – a yellow mold.


Aspergillus

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

af

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


Abdominales

New Latin, from Latin stem of abdomen (“belly, abdomen”) + -ales

(zoology, obsolete) An order of fish, including the greater part of freshwater fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals. This order is now a synonym within the order Cypriniformes.


Machilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae.


Coregoninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Salmonidae – freshwater whitefish.


Coregonus

From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “pupil of the eye”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – whitefish.


Persea

From Latin persea, from Ancient Greek περσέα (perséa).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – the avocado and similar plants.


Veratrum

A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – the false hellebores.


Gloxinia

Named after German botanist Benjamin Peter Gloxin + -ia. Coined by French botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789.

coinage

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – three species of tropical rhizomatous herbs.


Rhombus

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Pleuronectiformes – certain flatfish, now in Scophthalmus and other related genera.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Conidae – Conus (Stephanoconus).


Rhodiola

Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) (from the smell of the roots), and Latin -iola, diminutive suffix.

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – stoncecrops, perennial plants with two series of stamens totaling twice the number of petals, some of which are used in herbal medicine.


Phoxinus

From New Latin phoxinus, from Ancient Greek φοξῖνος (phoxînos, “minnow”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – small fish, found throughout Eurasia, including many of the minnows.


Pieris

From Latin Pieris, from Ancient Greek Πιερίς (Pierís, “a Muse”), first worshiped in Πιερία (Piería, “Pieria”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – certain shrubs, the andromedas or fetterbushes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – the whites, typical pierid butterflies.

Pieris brassicae

(genus of family Pieridae): Pieris subg. Arcterica, Pieris subg. Pieris - subgenera


Agama

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – agamid lizards.


Polemoniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – Jacob's ladder, phlox, and related plants.

Acanthogilia

(family): Acanthogilioideae, Cobaeoideae, Polemonioideae - subfamilies


Lophospermum

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae. Some are used as ornamental plants.


Stanhopea

Named for Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, president of the Medico-Botanical Society of London (1829-1837).

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – certain orchids.

For species

Stanhopea sect. Connata, Stanhopea sect. Saccata, Stanhopea sect. Stanhopea, Stanhopea sect. Tricornis, Stanhopea sect. Wardii - sections


Prokarya

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

(obsolete) The Prokaryota, a taxonomic domain.


Aphanobionta

aphano- + Bionta; coined by Novak in 1930;

(archaic) The taxonomic domain of viruses and viroids.

(archaic) The taxonomic superdomain of all non-cellular life.


Cytota

The taxonomic superdomain of all cellular life.


Acytota

From a- (“no”) + cyto- (“cell”) + -ota (“having”).


Bionta

(archaic) The taxonomic superempire of all living things.


Vitae

(archaic, biology, taxonomy) the taxonomic category for all life; that which is not life is a mineral.


Mineralia

(archaic, taxonomy) The taxonomic category for all non-life; that which is not life is a mineral.


Zamia

New Latin, from a misreading of azamiae (“pine nuts”) in a manuscript of Pliny.

A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – deciduous palm-like cycads.


Albizia

→ English: albizia

→ Russian: альби́ция (alʹbícija)

New Latin, after Filippo degli Albizzi, + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs called silk plants, silk trees, or sirises.


Tadorna

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the shelducks.


Phacelia

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

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – scorpionweeds.

(genus): Phacelia secunda – type species; Phacelia curvipes, Phacelia tanacetifolia – selected other species

Phacelia at The Plant List for other species


Xylosma

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “fragrance”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – spiny evergreen shrubs and trees.


Lycoperdon

From Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) and πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to break wind, fart”), a calque of French vesse-de-loup.

A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – many puffballs.


Rhamphorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamphorhynchidae – a genus of long-tailed pterosaurs of the Jurassic period.

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a genus of orchids, now in Aspidogyne.


Acanthion

From Latin acanthion, from Ancient Greek ἀκᾰ́νθῐον (akánthion, “little thorn”), diminutive of ἄκᾰνθᾰ (ákantha, “thorn”).

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Hystricidae – smaller Old World porcupines, Hystrix (Acanthion).


Acrania

(zoology, obsolete) A class of Vertebrata including Branchiostoma (syn. Amphioxus), in which no skull exists.


Collinsia

New Latin, from Collins + -ia, after American botanist Zacchaeus Collins or other person with same surname.

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – about 20 accepted species of annual flowering plants, called blue eyed Marys and Chinese houses.

A taxonomic genus within the family Linyphiidae – certain spiders.


Spinacia oleracea

A taxonomic species within the family Amaranthaceae – spinach.


Desmidiales

A taxonomic order within the class Charophyceae.

A taxonomic order within the class Conjugatophyceae.


Trypanosoma

Borrowed from New Latin, derived from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “borer, auger”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”), because of their corkscrew-like motion.

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Trypanosomatidae – kinetoplastids (class Kinetoplastea), a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa having a spindle-shaped body with an undulating membrane on one side and a single flagellum, which infect a variety of hosts and cause various diseases, including the fatal sleeping sickness in humans.


Alpinia

Alpini + -ia, named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – shell gingers, a polyphyletic grouping of numerous species in the ginger family, grown as ornamentals.


Aristolochia

From Latin aristolochia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστολόχεια (aristolókheia), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + λοχεία (lokheía, “childbirth, childbed”). In ancient times the plant was thought to be effective against infections caused by childbirth.

der

ἀριστολόχεια

A taxonomic genus within the family Aristolochiaceae – over 500 species of shrubs and herbs, many having medicinal properties.


Asarum

A taxonomic genus within the family Aristolochiaceae – plants in the birthwort family.


Tabanus

From Latin tabānus (“gadfly, horsefly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tabanidae – over 1,300 species of bloodsucking flies, including gadflies, horseflies, and breezeflies, the females of many of which are capable of inflicting a severe and painful bite; in some species, said to transmit trypanosomes.


Sparassidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – huntsman spiders or giant crab spiders.


Chlorella

New Latin chlōrella, the feminine form of chlōrellus, the diminutive form of chlōrus, from the Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chlorellaceae – certain unicellular green algae.


Brugmansia

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

named-after

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


Ficus infectoria

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Moraceae – white fig, a banyan or strangler fig, now variously Ficus lacor or Ficus virens.


Coturnix

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


Xestobium

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptinidae – beetles, including deathwatch beetles.


Maiasaura

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

der

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


Tetraodontiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii – an order of ray-finned fish of unusual plans, including boxfishes, pufferfishes, filefishes, triggerfishes, and ocean sunfish.


Phaseolus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants, native to the Americas, that include those that produce a large variety of edible beans and bean pods.

Phaseolus vulgaris

common bean, French bean, black bean, kidney bean, pinto bean, green bean, navy bean


Xyrichtys

A taxonomic genus within the family Labridae – razorfish.


Osmodes

From Ancient Greek ὀσμώδης (osmṓdēs, “odoriferous, foul-smelling”), from ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell, sense of smell”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain skippers.


Proconsul

Latin pro, before + Consul, name of a chimpanzee when the fossil was discovered.

A taxonomic genus within the family Proconsulidae – a Miocene basal ape or basal catarrhine.


Vanessa atalanta

A taxonomic species within the family Nymphalidae – the red admiral butterfly.


Sus scrofa

A taxonomic species within the family Suidae – wild boar.


Thysanoptera

From Ancient Greek θύσανος (thúsanos, “fringe”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Exopterygota – the thrips—tiny narrow-winged insects that fly using fringes of long setae rather than membranes.


Exopterygota

From exo- (“outside”) + pterygo- (“wing”) + -ota (“having”), reflecting the fact that the nymphs (larvae) of winged species bear their wing rudiments externally; compare Endopterygota.

af

A taxonomic superorder within the class Insecta – various winged insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis.


Sophrolaeliocattleya

From Sophronia, Laelia and Cattleya, its parent genera.

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


Bagarius

A taxonomic genus within the family Sisoridae – goonch catfishes, of Asia.


Sisoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Siluriformes – sisorid catfishes, of Asia.


Huso

A taxonomic genus within the family Acipenseridae – sturgeon.


Vombatus

A taxonomic genus within the family Vombatidae – the common wombat.


Vombatus ursinus

A taxonomic species within the family Vombatidae – common wombat.


Vombatiformes

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diprotodontia – the koala, the wombats and extinct relatives.

Diprotodontidae

suborder): Phascolarctidae, Vombatidae (families


Vombatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprotodontia – wombats.


Lemmini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cricetidae – rodents, true lemmings, wood lemmings, and bog lemmings.


Remora

Latin remora (“delay”), believed to retard a ship to which attached.

A taxonomic genus within the family Echeneidae – suckerfishes.


Prolemur

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Lemuridae.


Prolemur simus

greater bamboo lemur
greater bamboo lemur

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


Loxodonta cyclotis

African forest elephant
African forest elephant

A taxonomic species within the family Elephantidae – African forest elephant.


Arundo

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – certain canes including three Mediterranean species.

for other species see Arundo on Wikipedia..

For other species formerly included in the genus see Arundo at The Plant List


Pandalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pandalidae – certain shrimp.


Pandalidae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda – the pandalid shrimp.


Pandaloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Decapoda – shrimp.


Chanidae

Chanos chanos
Chanos chanos#Translingual

A taxonomic family within the order Gonorynchiformes – the milkfish, Chanos chanos.


Chanos

A taxonomic genus within the family Chanidae – milkfish.


Gonorynchiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – the milkfish, beaked salmon, and related families.


Caridea

New Latin, from Ancient Greek καρίς (karís, “shrimp”).

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – true shrimp or caridean shrimp.


Chanos chanos

A taxonomic species within the family Chanidae – milkfish.


Gymnotiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.


Pleuronectoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Pleuronectiformes – many of the flatfish.


Gazania rigens

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – treasure flower.


Characiformes

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


Scophthalmidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pleuronectiformes – the turbots.


Lotinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Gadidae.


Lota lota

A taxonomic species within the family Gadidae – burbot.


Abramis brama

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – carp bream.


Pandalus borealis

A taxonomic species within the family Pandalidae – pink shrimp.


Zeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Zeiformes – certain dories.


Zeioidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Zeiformes – the dories.


Mikrogeophagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – certain cichlids.


Thymallinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Salmonidae – graylings.


Latidae

A taxonomic family within the infraclass Teleostei – including the Nile perch, now usually Centropomidae.


Thymallus thymallus

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – grayling.


Osmeroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Osmeriformes.


Thaleichthys

A taxonomic genus within the family Osmeridae.


Zeus faber

A taxonomic species within the family Zeidae – John Dory.


Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

A taxonomic species within the family Cichlidae – ram cichlid.


Lates niloticus

A taxonomic species within the family Latidae – Nile perch.


Geophaginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cichlidae.


Thymallus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θύμαλλος (thúmallos, “an unknown kind of fish”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – graylings.


Lates

From Ancient Greek λάτος (látos, “Nile perch”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Centropomidae – the lates perches, including the Nile perch.


Serranus scriba

A taxonomic species within the family Serranidae – painted comber.


Osmeriformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – freshwater smelts and closely related fish.


Osmeridae

A taxonomic family within the order Osmeriformes – smelts.

Hypomesus

(family): Hypomesinae; Osmerinae - subfamilies


Squalidae

A taxonomic family within the order Squaliformes – dogfish sharks.


Hippoglossus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pleuronectidae – large right-eye flounders.


Hippoglossus hippoglossus

A taxonomic species within the family Pleuronectidae – Atlantic halibut.


Pectinina

A taxonomic suborder within the order Pectinida – scallops and certain close relatives.


Hucho hucho

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – huchen, Danube salmon.


Squalus acanthias

A taxonomic species within the family Squalidae – spiny dogfish, of temperate near-shore waters in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.


Squalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Squalidae – spurdogs.


Xiphias gladius

A taxonomic species within the family Xiphiidae – swordfish.


Squaliformes

A taxonomic order within the class Chondrichthyes – dogfish sharks.


Pectinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Pectinida – the scallops, thorny oysters, and close relatives.

†Huncalotis

(superfamily): Cyclochlamydidae, Entoliidae, †Neitheidae, Pectinidae, †Pleuronectitidae, Propeamussiidae, Spondylidae, †Tosapectinidae


Pecten maximus

A taxonomic species within the family Pectinidae – great scallop.


Sander lucioperca

A taxonomic species within the family Percidae – zander.


Pecten jacobaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Pectinidae – pilgrim's scallop.


Hucho

A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – Eurasian salmon-like fish.


Pectinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pectinida.

Aequipecten

(family): Adamussiinae, Austrochlamydinae, Camptonectinae, Chlamydinae, Hemipectininae, Palliolinae, Pectininae, Pedinae – subfamilies


Cyclosquamata

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Teleostei.


Synodontoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Aulopiformes.


Soleoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Pleuronectiformes – including many extant species of flatfishes, but now often superfamily Soleoidea.


Scorpaeniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Acanthopterygii – certain carnivorous, spiny-headed, ray-finned fish, such as the lionfish.


Gasterosteiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Acanthopterygii.


Scopelomorpha

Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos, “watchtower”) + -morpha

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Teleostei – lanternfishes and blackchins.


Chalcalburnus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – now included in Alburnus.


Polymixiiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Polymixiomorpha.


Osteoglossomorpha

A taxonomic superorder within the class Teleostei.


Synodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Aulopiformes – lizardfish.


Lophioidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lophiiformes – monkfish, goosefish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, sea-devils.


Psettodoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Pleuronectiformes.


Alburnus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the bleak and related fish.


Synbranchiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – swamp eels.


Pleuronectidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pleuronectiformes – righteyed flounders.


Solea solea

A taxonomic species within the family Soleidae – common sole, of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean.


Rutilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – fishes called roaches.


Rutilus caspicus

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – vobla, Caspian roach.


Cyprinodontiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – sometimes called toothcarps.

Aplocheilidae

(order): Aplocheiloidei, Cyprinodontoidei - suborders


Solea

A taxonomic genus within the family Soleidae – sole.


Lophiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lophiiformes – monkfishes, goosefishes, fishing frogs, frogfishes, sea devil.


Antennarioidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lophiiformes.


Chalcalburnus chalcoides

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – Danube bleak, now Alburnus chalcoides.


Alburnus chalcoides

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – the Danube bleak.


Lophius piscatorius

A taxonomic species within the family Lophiidae – anglerfishes.


Litchi chinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – lychee.


Pecten

A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae – the type genus for the scallop family (pectinids).


Actinidiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – Chinese gooseberry and close relatives.


Polymixiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Polymixiiformes – beardfish.


Sapindoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sapindaceae.


Soleidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pleuronectiformes – true soles.


Stephanoberyciformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – pricklefish, ridgeheads, gibberfishes.

Gibberichthys

order): Gibberichthyidae (gibberfish), Hispidoberycidae (bristlyskin), Melamphaidae (ridgehead), Stephanoberycidae (pricklefish) - families (often included in order Beryciformes


Aulopiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Cyclosquamata.

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.


Actinidia deliciosa

Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic variety within the family Actinidiaceae – kiwi.


Ogcocephalioidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lophiiformes – certain anglerfishes.

Caulophrynidae

(suborder): Ceratioidea, Chaunacioidea, Ogcocephalioidea – superfamilies


Lampridiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – lamprids.


Lamprididae

A taxonomic family within the order Lampridiformes – the opahs.


Actinidia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, splendor, spoke”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Actinidiaceae – east Asian shrubs and vines, including the Chinese gooseberry or kiwi.

Actinidia callosa

(genus): Actinidia sect. Actinidia, Actinidia sect. Leiocarpae, Actinidia sect. Leiocarpae ser. Lamellatae, Actinidia sect. Leiocarpae ser. Solidae, Actinidia sect. Stellatae, Actinidia sect. Stellatae ser. Imperfectae, Actinidia sect. Stellatae ser. Perfectae, Actinidia sect. Strigosae - sections

Actinidia at Plants of the World Online for the numerous other accepted species


Litchi

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – lychee.


Actaeeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae – Cimicifugeae.


Aconiteae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae – now usually Delphinieae.


Helleboroideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ranunculaceae.


Nigelleae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae.


Nigella damascena

→ French: nigelle de Damas

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – love-in-a-mist, ragged lady.


Oncorhynchus kisutch

From Oncorhynchus (“a genus of salmon”) + kisutch, from Russian ки́жуч (kížuč, “coho”).

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – coho salmon.


Nigella

From Latin nigellus, diminutive of niger (“black”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – flowering plants, including black cumin, with distinctive finely divided leaves, the nigella.

Nigella arvensis

(genus): Nigella sect. Erobatos, Nigella sect. Nigella, Nigella sect. Nigellastrum - sections


Lophius

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -ius.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lophiidae – monkfish, goosefish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, sea-devils.


Pantodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Osteoglossiformes – freshwater butterflyfish.


Molidae

A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – molas, ocean sunfishes.


Mola mola

A taxonomic species within the family Molidae – sunfish, ocean sunfish.


Osteoglossiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii – freshwater fish with bony tongues, native to much of the southern hemisphere.

Arapaimidae

(order): Osteoglossoidei, Notopteroidei - suborders


Dialium

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – including the velvet tamarinds and similar species.


Trochilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apodiformes – hummingbirds.


Microchera

Microchera albocoronata
Microchera albocoronata

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


Phalacrocorax carbo

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – great cormorant.


Microchera albocoronata

A taxonomic species within the family Trochilidae – snowcap.


Russula amethystina

A taxonomic species within the family Russulaceae – a conspicuous mushroom, found in northern Europe under spruce and fir trees.


Matthiola

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – the stocks.


Trochilinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Trochilidae – hummingbirds.


Pisum sativum

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – common pea, garden pea, cultivated widely, especially in temperate regions.


Fabeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Fabaceae.


Pisum

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the pea and close relatives.


Pygoscelis

brush-tailed penguin
brush-tailed penguin

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


Hemicyon

A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – an extinct genus of dog-like hypercarnivores, endemic to Europe and Asia during the Miocene epoch.


Vulpes ferrilata

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – Tibetan fox, endemic to the Tibetan Plateau.


Vulpes cana

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – Blanford's fox, endemic to parts of the Middle East.


Vulpes bengalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – Bengal fox, endemic to the Indian subcontinent.


Vulpes pallida

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – pale fox, found in semi-arid African regions from Mauritania to the Red Sea.


Vulpes velox

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – swift fox, found in the prairies of the United States and parts of Canada.


Vulpes zerda

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – fennec, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.


Vulpes corsac

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – corsac fox, endemic to the steppes of central Asia.

Vulpes corsac on Wikispecies for subspecies


Vulpes macrotis

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – kit fox, found in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.


Vulpes rueppellii

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for Eduard Rüppell.

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – Rüppell's fox, found from North Africa to Pakistan.


Vulpes chama

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – Cape fox, endemic to southern Africa.


Vulpes lagopus

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – arctic fox, living in the Arctic regions of North America, Eurasia, Iceland and Greenland.


Alopex lagopus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – a disused name for the arctic fox, replaced by Vulpes lagopus.


Glechoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – including ground ivy.


Glechoma hederacea

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – ground ivy, native to Europe and southwestern Asia, widely naturalized.


Aptenodytes

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – great penguins.


Pygoscelis adeliae

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Adelie penguin.


Piptoporus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fomitopsidaceae.


Eudyptula

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae.


Pygoscelis papua

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – gentoo penguin.


Spheniscus magellanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Magellanic penguin.


Aptenodytes patagonicus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – king penguin.


Spheniscus demersus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – African penguin.


Eudyptes robustus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Snares penguin.


Spheniscus humboldti

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Humboldt penguin.


Spheniscus mendiculus

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Galápagos penguin.


Eudyptes sclateri

erect-crested penguin
erect-crested penguin

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


Megadyptes waitaha

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – Waitaha penguin.


Eudyptula minor

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


Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

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


Pygoscelis antarcticus

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


Aptenodytes forsteri

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


Leccinum scabrum

A taxonomic species within the family Boletaceae – birch bolete.


Megadyptes antipodes

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


Aptenodytes ridgeni

†Aptenodytes ridgeni (canonical masculine)

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


Eudyptes chrysolophus

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


Agaricus bisporus

A taxonomic species within the family Agaricaceae – button mushroom.


Eudyptes schlegeli

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


Spheniscus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – banded penguins.


Piptoporus betulinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fomitopsidaceae – birch bracket.


Megadyptes

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

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


Lamium

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – deadnettles.

Lamium purpureum

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


Fomitopsidaceae

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


Lamioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lamiaceae.

Betonica

(subfamily): Betoniceae, Colquhounieae, Galeopsideae, Gomphostemmateae, Lamieae, Leonureae, Leucadeae, Marrubieae, Paraphlomideae, Phlomideae, Pogostemoneae, Stachydeae, Synandreae – tribes


Agaricus

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

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


Dendroaspis

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – mambas.


Panthera leo melanochaita

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Felidae – Cape lion.


Leptophis

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – parrot snakes.


Ophiophagus

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


Colubrinae

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


Natricinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Colubridae.


Leptophis ahaetulla

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – parrot snake.


Lampropeltis triangulum

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – milk snake.


Colubridae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – colubrid snakes.


Natrix

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


Lachesis muta

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


Natrix tessellata

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

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – dice snake.


Natrix maura

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

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


Natrix natrix

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


Micrurus

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

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – coral snake.


Natrix megalocephala

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

der

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


Panthera leo spelaea

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


Dendroaspis polylepis

A taxonomic species within the family Elapidae – black mamba.


Lampropeltis

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


Ophiophagus hannah

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


Varanus komodoensis

A taxonomic species within the family Varanidae – Komodo dragon.


Salvadora

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

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

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


Equus grevyi

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


Equus ferus przewalskii

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


Equus ferus

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


Varanus exanthematicus

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


Micruroides

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


Pluvialis

From Latin pluvialis (“pertaining to rain, bringing rain”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – certain plovers.


Stercorarius

A taxonomic genus within the family Stercorariidae – the skuas.


Pluvialinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Charadriidae.


Botaurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ardeidae – most bitterns.


Crecopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – African crake.


Phoenicopterus

From Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, “purple”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

φοινικόπτερος

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Phoenicopteridae – the flamingos.


Coragyps atratus

American black vulture
American black vulture

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – the black vulture or American black vulture.


Tinamidae

A taxonomic family within the order Tinamiformes – tinamous.

Crypturellus

(family): Rhynchotinae, Tinaminae - subfamilies


Crecopsis egregia

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – African crake, now Crex egregia.


Phoenicopteriformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves – flamingos.


Rhynchotinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Tinamidae.


Stercorarius parasiticus

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – parasitic jaeger, Arctic skua or parasitic skua.


Botaurus lentiginosus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the American bittern.


Thamnophilus divisorius

A taxonomic species within the family Thamnophilidae – Acre antshrike.


Turdus migratorius

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – American robin.

Turdus migratorius on Wikipedia for subspecies


Phoenicopterus andinus

Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus andinus#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – Andean flamingo, now Phoenicoparrus andinus.


Crypturellus bartletti

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – Bartlett's tinamou.


Pluvialis dominica

American golden plover
American golden plover

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the American golden plover.


Crypturellus berlepschi

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – Berlepsch's tinamou.


Nothoprocta pentlandii

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Andean tinamou.


Crypturellus strigulosus

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Brazilian tinamou.


Falco sparverius

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – American kestrel, sparrow hawk, or American sparrowhawk.


Botaurus

From New Latin butaurus, an adaptation of Old French butor (“bittern”), ultimately from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – larger bitterns.


Nothoprocta

A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – certain tinamous of South America.


Stercorariidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the skuas.


Pelecanus conspicillatus

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – the Australian pelican.


Cathartidae

A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes.

A taxonomic family within the order Cathartiformes.


Crypturellus

From the Ancient Greek words κρυπτός (kruptós, “covered, hidden”), οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), and -ellus, a Latin diminutive suffix. The genus name Crypturellus therefore means "small hidden tail".

A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – tinamous, principally of forests.


Anas americana

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


Phoenicopteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Phoenicopteriformes – flamingos.


Coragyps

A taxonomic genus within the family Cathartidae.


Scirpus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – certain bulrushes.


Cyperaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – sedges.


Zyzzyva

The name was formally published, along with a description of the genus, by coleopterist Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. in 1922. Since there's no word remotely like this in either Greek or Latin, Casey probably just made up a name that would appear at the end of alphabetical lists.

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – one the numerous genera of true weevils.


Curculionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – true weevils or snout beetles.

for the numerous other genera see Curculionidae


Curculionoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – most weevils, including all the true weevils.


Phyteuma

Latin, from Ancient Greek φύτευμα (phúteuma, “that which is planted, a plant”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae – rampions.


Claytonia

New Latin, from Clayton + Latin -ia, after American botanist John Clayton.

(genus): Claytonia virginica – type species

For more species see Claytonia on Wikipedia and Claytonia

Spring beauties and miner's lettuces, principally of North America.

A taxonomic genus within the family Montiaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae.


Gadus morhua

A taxonomic species within the family Gadidae – Atlantic cod or common cod.


Gadus

Latinized from Ancient Greek γάδος (gádos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gadidae – true cods.

Gadus chalcogrammus

syn. Theragra chalcogramma; Alaska pollock


Serranidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes. Many of serranid species are brightly colored.


Homo sapiens idaltu

Homo sapiens + Afar idaltu (“elders, old men”)

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Hominidae – an extinct subspecies of human identified from fossils found in Ethiopia.


Biscutella

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – buckler mustard.

Biscutella at The Plant List for species


Nasturtium officinale

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – watercress.


Tropaeolum

From Latin tropaeum (“trophy, memorial of victory”) + Latin -olum. Coined by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums.

Tropaeolum majus

garden nasturtium, Indian cress, lark's-heel

and subspecies see Tropaeolum at Tropicos


Nasturtium

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – watercress and its close relatives.

Nasturtium gambellii

Gambel's yellowcress, Gambel's watercress


Tropaeolaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – the nasturtiums (genus Tropaeolum).


And

(astronomy) Abbreviation of Andromeda or its genitive form Andromedae.


Zoarces

A taxonomic genus within the family Zoarcidae – the eelpouts.


Zoarces viviparus

A taxonomic species within the family Zoarcidae – viviparous blenny.


Oestroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Muscomorpha – blow flies, bot flies, flesh flies, etc.


Sarcophaginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sarcophagidae – the flesh flies.


Calliphoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the blowflies.


Sarcophagidae

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


Sarcophaga carnaria

A taxonomic species within the family Sarcophagidae – a flesh fly.


Schizophora

A taxonomic section within the order Diptera – flies that have a ptilinum.

†Hoffeinsmyiidae

section): Acalyptrata, Calyptrata (subsections


Calyptratae

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kalúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”).

der

A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.


Sarcophaga

* (genus): New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat, to devour”) + Latin -a (“-er”, nominal suffix).
* (suborder): Neuter plural of Latin sarcophagus (“flesh-devouring, carnivorous”), from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcophagidae – flesh flies.


Sarcophaga

(obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the superorder Marsupialia – carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums..

Sarcophaga carnaria

(genus in Sarcophagidae): about 138 subgenera; more than 700


Troodon

From Ancient Greek τρῶσις (trôsis, “wounding”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur with a large brain (relatively to other dinosaurs), large eyes, long legs, and a retractable claw shaped like a farmer's sickle on the second toe of each hind foot, used for slashing at prey. The genus has been brought into question in recent years.


Cannabaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – plants with few shared traits other than a common origin.


Humulus lupulus

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – common hop plant.


Humulus

From Medieval Latin humulus, also humalus, humulo, humolo, humlo, humelo, humlonaria and many other forms, an 8th-century Latinization of Frankish *humilo, known from Old English hymele, Middle Low German hommel, Middle Dutch hommel, North Frisian Hommel, Hummel, Old Norse humli, humall, considered like *malt (“malt”) from Proto-Slavic *molto (“malt”) to be from Proto-Slavic *xъmeľь (“hop”), like Hungarian homló, komló, Eastern Mari умла (umla), Western Mari ымыла (ymyla), Erzya комля (komľa), Moksha комля (komľa, “hop”) from Proto-Turkic *kumlak or Old Iranian in view of Ossetian хуымӕллӕг (x°ymællæg, “hop”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cannabaceae – hops.


Vanellinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Charadriidae – lapwings.


Buteo albonotatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the zone-tailed hawk.


Buteo buteo

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – common buzzard.


Buteo albigula

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-throated hawk.


Buteo hemilasius

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the upland buzzard.