Alphavirus

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→ Chinese: 阿爾法病毒／阿尔法病毒 (ā'ěrfǎ bìngdú) (calque)

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

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A taxonomic genus within the family Togaviridae – antigenically related togaviruses that infect a wide range of mammals, birds, and other vertebrates, are transmitted by mosquitoes (or, rarely, other arthropods), and typically cause either a syndrome of fever, rash, and arthralgia or a potentially fatal encephalitis.


Rubivirus

New Latin, from English rubella + -virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Matonaviridae – hepevirus–like viruses.


Alphainfluenzavirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Orthomyxoviridae – certain orthomyxoviruses.


Betainfluenzavirus

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


Gammainfluenzavirus

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


Orthorubulavirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Paramyxoviridae – certain paramyxoviruses.


Respirovirus

New Latin, from Latin rēspīro (“to breathe, to respire”) + -virus.


Orthopneumovirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumoviridae – certain pneumoviruses.


Locustella certhiola

Pallas's grasshopper warbler
Pallas's grasshopper warbler

A taxonomic species within the family Locustellidae – Pallas's grasshopper warbler.


Locustella fluviatilis

A taxonomic species within the family Locustellidae – river warbler.


Certhiola

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – bananaquit, honeycreeper, chiefly of the West Indies, now genus Coereba.


Locustella lanceolata

A taxonomic species within the family Locustellidae – lanceolated warbler.


Sylvia nana

Asian desert warbler
Asian desert warbler

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – Asian desert warbler.


Sylvia borin

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – garden warbler.


Sylvia curruca

Curruca curruca
Curruca curruca#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – lesser whitethroat, now often Curruca curruca.


Sylvia nisoria

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – barred warbler.


Sylvia ruppeli

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – Rüppell's warbler.


Sylvia melanocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – Sardinian warbler.


Sylvia subalpina

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – Moltoni's warbler.


Sylvia cantillans

western subalpine warbler
western subalpine warbler

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – western subalpine warbler.


Sylvia communis

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – common whitethroat, now sometimes Melizophilus communis.


Sylvia undata

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – Dartford warbler.


Catharus fuscescens

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – veery, of cool temperate North America.


Zoothera aurea

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


Zoothera dauma

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – scaly thrush.


Catharus ustulatus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – Swainson's thrush, of cool latitudes in North America.


Locustella luscinioides

A taxonomic species within the family Locustellidae – Savi's warbler.


Locustella naevia

A taxonomic species within the family Locustellidae – grasshopper warbler.


Certhia brachydactyla

short-toed treecreeper
short-toed treecreeper

A taxonomic species within the family Certhiidae – short-toed treecreeper.


Mohorovičić

Mohorovicic (a crater in Moon), named after Andrija Mohorovičić

Mohorovicic (an asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System), the 8422nd asteroid registered; named after Andrija Mohorovičić


Turdus ruficollis

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


Turdus naumanni

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


Turdus torquatus

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


Geokichla sibirica

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


Turdus eunomus

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


Catharus guttatus

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


Muscicapa dauurica

Asian brown flycatcher
Asian brown flycatcher

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


Irania gutturalis

white-throated robin
white-throated robin

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


Turdus obscurus

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


Luscinia svecica

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the bluethroat.


Ficedula parva

red-breasted flycatcher
red-breasted flycatcher

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


Ficedula hypoleuca

European pied flycatcher
European pied flycatcher

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


Calliope calliope

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


Tarsiger cyanurus

red-flanked bluetail
red-flanked bluetail

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


Ficedula albicilla

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


Ficedula albicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – collared flycatcher.


Lyssavirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa, “rage, fury; rabies”) + -virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhabdoviridae – certain rhabdoviruses.


Orthohantavirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Hantaviridae – certain hantaviruses.


Deltavirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta, “delta”) + -virus.

incertae sedis
incertae sedis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the realm incertae sedis – certain delta viruses.


Orthohepadnavirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Hepadnaviridae – certain hepadnaviruses.


Hepatovirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – certain picornaviruses.


Orthohepevirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Hepeviridae – certain hepeviruses.


Deltaretrovirus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta, “delta”) + Retrovirus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Retroviridae – certain retroviruses.


Lentivirus

New Latin, from Latin lentus (“slow; lasting or continuing long”) + -virus


Cladophialophora

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”) + Phialophora.

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpotrichiellaceae – certain herpotrichiellaceous fungi.


Phialophora

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

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


Fonsecaea

Feminine singular of New Latin Fonsecaeus, named after Brazilian Beatriz Bastos Fonseca + -eus (adjectival suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpotrichiellaceae – imperfect fungi often associated with chromoblastomycosis.


Saxicola rubetra

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the whinchat.


Saxicola rubicola

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


Saxicola caprata

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


Oenanthe hispanica

western black-eared wheatear
western black-eared wheatear

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


Oenanthe isabellina

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


Oenanthe deserti

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


Saxicola maurus

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


Bombycilla garrulus

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


Prunella montanella

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


Prunella collaris

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


Bombycilla cedrorum

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


Prunella atrogularis

black-throated accentor
black-throated accentor

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


Oenanthe pleschanka

From Russian плеша́нка (plešánka, “pied wheatear”)

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


Passer hispaniolensis

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


Zymonema

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

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


Motacilla cinerea

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


Motacilla flava

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

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


Talaromyces

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τάλαρος (tálaros, “basket”) + μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichocomaceae.


Motacilla tschutschensis

eastern yellow wagtail
eastern yellow wagtail

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


Motacilla alba

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


Motacilla citreola

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


Uramya

From Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + μυῖα (muîa, “fly”). Some species have long tails.

A taxonomic genus within the family Tachinidae.


Euryale ferox

A taxonomic species within the family Nymphaeaceae – prickly waterlily.


Asphodelus ramosus

A taxonomic species within the family Asphodelaceae – branched asphodel, of the regions surrounding the Mediterranean.

For subspecies and varieties see Asphodelus+ramosus at The Plant List


Glebionis coronaria

garland chrysanthemum
garland chrysanthemum

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – garland chrysanthemum, of east Asia.


Anthus campestris

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the tawny pipit.


Anthus richardi

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Richard's pipit.


Anthus trivialis

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the tree pipit.


Anthus hodgsoni

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the olive-backed pipit.


Anthus gustavi

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Pechora pipit.


Anthus godlewskii

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Blyth's pipit.


Anthus cervinus

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the red-throated pipit.


Anthus spinoletta

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the water pipit.


Anthus petrosus

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the rock pipit.


Anthus rubescens

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the buff-bellied pipit.


Carpodacus erythrinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the common rosefinch.


Pinicola enucleator

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the pine grosbeak.


Bucanetes githagineus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the trumpeter finch.


Loxia leucoptera

two-barred crossbill
two-barred crossbill

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the two-barred crossbill.


Linaria flavirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the twite.


Acanthis hornemanni

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the arctic redpoll.


Loxia pytyopsittacus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the parrot crossbill.


Serinus serinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the European serin.


Aster amellus

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – one of several species and hybrids known as Michaelmas daisy; also variously known as: Italian starwort, Italian aster, European Michaelmas daisy, found in Eurasian mountains.


Calcarius lapponicus

A taxonomic species within the family Calcariidae – the Lapland longspur.


Emberiza calandra

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the corn bunting.


Emberiza fucata

chestnut-eared bunting
chestnut-eared bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the chestnut-eared bunting.


Emberiza melanocephala

black-headed bunting
black-headed bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the black-headed bunting.


Emberiza buchanani

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the grey-necked bunting.


Emberiza cirlus

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the cirl bunting.


Emberiza caesia

Cretzschmar's bunting
Cretzschmar's bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the Cretzschmar's bunting.


Emberiza hortulana

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the ortolan bunting.


Emberiza cineracea

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the cinereous bunting.


Emberiza pallasi

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the Pallas's bunting.


Emberiza aureola

yellow-breasted bunting
yellow-breasted bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the yellow-breasted bunting.


Emberiza spodocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the black-faced bunting.


Junco hyemalis

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – the dark-eyed junco.


Spizelloides arborea

American tree sparrow
American tree sparrow

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – the American tree sparrow.


Emberiza rustica

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the rustic bunting.


Emberiza schoeniclus

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – reed bunting.


Emberiza pusilla

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the little bunting.


Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

yellow-headed blackbird
yellow-headed blackbird

A taxonomic species within the family Icteridae – the yellow-headed blackbird.


Emberiza chrysophrys

yellow-browed bunting
yellow-browed bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the yellow-browed bunting.


Pheucticus ludovicianus

rose-breasted grosbeak
rose-breasted grosbeak

A taxonomic species within the family Cardinalidae – rose-breasted grosbeak.


Emberiza leucocephalos

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the pine bunting.


Emberiza cia

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the rock bunting.


Zonotrichia albicollis

white-throated sparrow
white-throated sparrow

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – white-throated sparrow.


Eimeriidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eimerida.


Grues

From Latin grues, plural of grus (“crane”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Gruiformes – core Gruiformes.


Euphorbia esula

A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – the leafy spurge.


Loxia megaplaga

Hispaniolan crossbill
Hispaniolan crossbill

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the Hispaniolan crossbill.


Loxia scotica

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the Scottish crossbill.


Loxia sinesciuris

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the Cassia crossbill.


Taxodium distichum

A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae – bald cypress, native to the southeastern US, from southern New Jersey to east Texas.


Formica rufa

A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – red wood ant, southern wood ant, horse ant, of Europe and Turkey.


Curruca curruca

Sylvia curruca
Sylvia curruca#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – lesser whitethroat, formerly Sylvia curruca.


Molle

→ French: molle

→ German: Molle

From Quechua molli, mulli, the name for Schinus molle which was already cultivated in the Middle Horizon to make chicha and had developed to a general utility tree. Introduced as a genus name by Clusius. Renamed by Linnaeus to Schinus, in spite of which the needed vernacular borrowings continued to be used for the whole genus and any species in it.


Tipula

A taxonomic genus within the family Tipulidae – some 1,000 species of usually large crane flies.

†Tipula anatolica

(genus): Tipula abdominalis (giant crane fly), Tipula aino, Tipula alpium, Tipula cava, Tipula cirrata, Tipula confusa, Tipula denali, Tipula excisa, Tipula fascipennis, Tipula flavolineata, Tipula fuliginosa (sooty crane fly), Tipula fulvipennis, Tipula gjipeensis, Tipula holoserica, Tipula hortorum, Tipula hortulana, Tipula lagotis, Tipula lateralis, Tipula livida, Tipula longiventris, Tipula luna, Tipula lunata, Tipula luteipennis, Tipula maxima, Tipula melanoceros, Tipula metacomet, Tipula montium, Tipula nubeculosa, Tipula obsoleta, Tipula oleracea (marsh crane fly), Tipula pagana, Tipula paludosa (European crane fly), Tipula paterifera, Tipula pruinosa, Tipula pseudobiaciculifera, Tipula pustulata, Tipula recondita, Tipula rufina, Tipula scripta, Tipula spathacea, Tipula staegeri, Tipula stigmatella, Tipula subnodicornis, Tipula submarmorata, Tipula tricolor, Tipula trivittata, Tipula ultima, Tipula unca, Tipula variicornis, Tipula varipennis, Tipula vernalis, Tipula vittata - selected extant species


Cisticola juncidis

A taxonomic species within the family Cisticolidae – the zitting cisticola.


Kluyvera

Kluyver + -a, after Dutch microbiologist Albert Kluyver

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae.


Cixius

From Ancient Greek κίξιος (kíxios, “cicada”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cixiidae – certain planthoppers.


Cixiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – certain planthoppers.


Sylvia crassirostris

eastern Orphean warbler
eastern Orphean warbler

Curruca crassirostris
Curruca crassirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – the eastern Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca crassirostris.


Curruca hortensis

western Orphean warbler
western Orphean warbler

Sylvia hortensis
Sylvia hortensis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – western Orphean warbler, formerly Sylvia hortensis.


Sylvia hortensis

Curruca hortensis
Curruca hortensis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – western Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca hortensis.


Curruca crassirostris

Sylvia crassirostris
Sylvia crassirostris#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – eastern Orphean warbler, formerly Sylvia crassirostris.


Matthei

Abbreviation of Oscar R. Matthei. The international botanical abbreviation for Oscar R. Matthei


Monsonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Geraniaceae.


Cephaelis

(obsolete) Former name of Psychotria (“plant genus”).


Jeffersonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – twinleaf, rheumatism root, of eastern North America.


Aldrovanda

Named Aldrovandia in 1747 by Gaetano Monti, in honor of Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi. Linnaeus misspelled the name as Aldrovanda in 1753.

A taxonomic genus within the family Droseraceae – the waterwheel plant, and various extinct carnivorous plants.


Apidium

From (a diminutive of) Apis, an Egyptian bull god, as the first fossils were mistakenly thought to be from a type of a cow.

A taxonomic genus within the family †Parapithecidae – at least three species of extinct primates.


Lullula arborea

A taxonomic species within the family Alaudidae – woodlark, of most of western Eurasia and northern Africa.


Schinus molle

A taxonomic species within the family Anacardiaceae – Peruvian pepper tree.


Trichinellida

A taxonomic order within the class Enoplea – now usually Trichocephalida.

Anatrichosomatidae

(order): Trichinelloidea - sole superfamily


Trigonella foenum-graecum

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – fenugreek, used as a spice in Middle Eastern and south Asian cuisine.


Phytomyza

From phyto- (“plant”) + -myza (“sucker”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Agromyzidae – a large genus of leaf miner flies.


Anthomyia

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae.


Anthomyiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – a large group of muscoid flies of various habits.

Acklandia

(genus): Anthomyiinae, Pegomyinae - subfamilies


Anthomyzidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera.


Anthomyza

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + μυζάω (muzáō, “suck”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyzidae – a small genus of small flies with saprophagous larvae.


Tupanvirus soda lake

A taxonomic species within the family Mimiviridae.


Tupanvirus deep ocean

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

A taxonomic species within the genus Tupanvirus.


Acridomyia

From Acrida, a genus of grasshoppers, from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís, “locust”), and μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae – a small genus of flies that parasitize grasshoppers.


Ptychoptera

From Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), after the longitudinal fold in wings of members of this genus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptychopteridae – the fold-winged crane flies.


Ptychopteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – phantom crane fly and relatives.


Nippotipula

From Japanese 日本 (nippon) + Tipula (that probably from Latin tippula). The subgenus (originally a genus) was initially known only from Japan.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Tipulidae – Tipula (Nippotilula), a small group of large, boldly marked crane flies.


Neomura

neo- + murus (“wall”) + -a (“indicating a neuter plural”)

A taxonomic clade within the clade Eubacteria – eukaryotes and archaebacteria, having N-linked glycoprotein coats or cell walls, in contrast with the murein peptidoglycan walls in eubacteria.


Pityrosporum

Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”).


Diplomma

A taxonomic genus within the family Poseidonemertidae – a marine ribbon worm.


Larix decidua

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – European larch, found in northern Italy and immediately adjoining regions.


Perilla frutescens

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – a plant that yields the herb shiso used in Asian cuisine.


Aspergillaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Eurotiales – formerly treated as part of family Trichocomaceae, including genera of importance to human health.


Vibrionaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Vibrionales.


Mobula

A taxonomic genus within the family Mobulidae – mantas, mobulas, devil rays, and devilfish.


Althaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – whose best-known member is the marsh mallow.


Herpotrichiellaceae

Herpotrichiella (synonym of Capronia) + -aceae

A taxonomic family within the order Chaetothyriales.


Patanga

From Sanskrit पतङ्ग (pataṅga, “the flier, flying insect e.g. moth”).

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(taxonomy) a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.


Saccharum officinarum

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – sugar cane, thought to be endemic to Papua New Guinea, either itself or in hybrids the source of cane sugar.

Saccharum spontaneum - species that hybridize with S. officinarum


de Lesseps

(asteroid): Named after French diplomat Jean-Baptiste de Lesseps by astronomer E. W. Elst.

An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System, discovered in 1996 at La Silla by E. W. Elst.


Yoro

(crater): Spanish Yoro. Named after the Honduran placename


Arecibo

From English Arecibo, from Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo. Named after the Arecibo Observatory, a very large radio astronomy observatory in Arecibo, PR, US.

Arecibo Vallis
Arecibo Vallis#Translingual

Ellipsis of Arecibo Vallis.; A valley in Mercury, Solar System


Moniliformopses

A taxonomic infradivision within the phylum Tracheophyta – monilophytes (ferns, etc.).


Procellarum

Oceanus Procellarum
Oceanus Procellarum#Translingual


Tranquillitatis

Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis#Translingual


Mare Tranquillitatis

Mare + Latin tranquillitātis. From Latin Mare Tranquilitātis (spelled with one "L"). From Latin mare+tranquillitās (literally “Sea of Tranquility”). Coined by Italian Jesuit astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli, by labelling a map created by Italian Jesuit optician Francesco Maria Grimaldi, and then published in 1651 in the Almagestum Novum.

(planetology) The Sea of Tranquility: a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System; a lunar mare region.

en:Almagestum Novum
en:Francesco Maria Grimaldi
en:Giovanni Battista Riccioli


Mare Procellarum

Blend of Mare + Oceanus Procellarum. Variation of Oceanus Procellarum; replacement of the rare "Oceanus" with the common "Mare", where many features on the Moon are called the 'mare' (the maria), and only this one feature is called 'oceanus'.

(planetology) The Sea of Storms: Synonym of Oceanus Procellarum (“Ocean of Storms”); a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System


Tillodontia

From Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “pluck”) + ὀδόντ- (odónt-, “teeth”).

Certain extinct eutherian mammals known from the Early Paleocene to the Late Eocene.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Trogonta.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Cimolesta.


Aster puniceus

Symphyotrichum puniceum
Wikispecies:Symphyotrichum puniceum

(obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – synonym of Symphyotrichum puniceum (purplestem aster).


Bankia

A taxonomic genus within the family Teredinidae – certain shipworms.


Mnemiopsis

from Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight, view”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bolinopsidae – a kind of sea jelly, the sea walnut.


Olyra

Borrowed from Latin olȳra, subsequently from Ancient Greek ὄλῡρᾰ (ólūra).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bagridae – naked catfishes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – tropical bamboos.

Former name of Euwallengrenia (“moth genus”).


Chlamydiamicrovirus

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Microviridae.


Micromonosporales

From Micromonospora + -ales (taxonomic suffix).

(bacteriology) A taxonomic order within the class Actinobacteria.


Micromonospora

From micro- + mono- + Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, offspring”).

(bacteriology) A taxonomic genus within the family Micromonosporaceae – actinomycetes that have well-developed, branching, septate mycelia bearing single spores that are sessile or on short or long sporophores and that include several antibiotic-producing forms (as Micromonospora echinospora, the source of gentamicin).


Micromonosporaceae

(bacteriology) A taxonomic family within the order Micromonosporales.


Hyphomycetes

form classification
form classification#English

A taxonomic form classification within the kingdom Fungi.


Krameria

Kramer + -ia, possibly named for J. Kramer, 1700's, Austrian army physician

A taxonomic genus within the family Krameriaceae – rhatany, of Central America and adjoining lands.


English: lineage B.1.1.7

English: B.1.1.7 lineage

From being a mutant version of the B.1.1 variant.

The SARS-CoV-2 viruses used to perform the CPE-MN neutralization assay were the original Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 virus (SARS-CoV-2/INMI1-Isolate/2020/Italy: MT066156), SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 (INMI GISAID accession number: EPI_ISL_736997), SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 (EVAg Cod: 014V-04058), B.1.1.248 (EVAg CoD: 014V-04089), and B.1.617.2 (GISAID ID: EPI_ISL_2029113)

2023 January 4, Emanuele Andreano, Ida Paciello, Giulio Pierleoni, Giulia Piccini, Valentina Abbiento, Giada Antonelli, Piero Pileri et al., “B cell analyses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA third vaccination reveals a hybrid immunity like antibody response”, in Nature Communications, →DOI:

(virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in 2020 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.


Gastrodia agnicellus

A taxonomic species within the family Orchidaceae – a potato orchid native to Madagascar, called the ugliest orchid in the world.


English: lineage B.1.351

English: B.1.351 lineage

(virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in 2020 in South Africa, and by the beginning of 2021, was the dominant strain in South Africa.


Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang

A taxonomic species within the family Moraceae – a variety of creeping fig, the source of aiyu jelly, much used in Taiwan and Singapore.


English: lineage B.1.1.248

English: B.1.1.248 lineage

(virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in 2021 in Japan within travelers from Brazil.


Motacilla clara

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


Motacilla capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – Cape wagtail, of South Africa.


Motacilla grandis

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


subgroup B adenovirus
subgroup B adenovirus#English

(virology, immunology, pharmacology, genetic engineering) adenovirus serotype 35, a subgroup B adenovirus; A virus frequently used in recombinant adenovirus-based vaccine vectors


species D adenovirus
species D adenovirus#English

(virology, immunology, pharmacology, genetic engineering) adenovirus serotype 48, a species D adenovirus; A virus frequently used in recombinant adenovirus-based vaccine vectors


group D adenovirus
group D adenovirus#English

(virology, immunology, pharmacology, genetic engineering) adenovirus serotype 26, a group D adenovirus; A virus frequently used in recombinant adenovirus-based vaccine vectors


type C adenovirus
type C adenovirus#English

(virology, immunology, pharmacology, genetic engineering) adenovirus serotype 5, a type C adenovirus; A virus frequently used in recombinant adenovirus-based vaccine vectors


Cliona

Coined by Scottish zoologist Robert Edmond Grant in 1826, from Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō, “shut”).

coinage

A taxonomic genus within the family Clionaidae – many demosponges.


Clitocybe

→ Italian: clitocibe (learned)

Coined by Swedish mycologist Elias Fries in 1821, from Ancient Greek κλίτος (klítos, “slope”) + κύβη (kúbē, “head”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tricholomataceae – very many, often poisonous mushrooms.

Clitocybe geotropa

now Infundibulicybe geotropa, trooping funnel, monk's head agaric


Clinopodium

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

Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">podium</i>

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – savory, basil, calamint, yerba buena, and related plants.


L.f.

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741–1783).


Sm.

(taxonomy, biology, botany) Abbreviation of Smith (“surname”).


English: lineage B.1.1.28

English: B.1.1.28 lineage

From being a mutation of the variant B.1.1.

Numerous variations of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), including D614G, B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom), B.1.1.28 (Brazil P1, P2), CAL.20C (Southern California), B.1.351 (South Africa), B.1.617 (B.1.617.1 Kappa & Delta B.1.617.2) and B.1.1.529, have been reported worldwide.

2023, Laiali Alquraan, Karem H. Alzoubi, Suzie Y. Rababa'h, “Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on disease diagnosis and severity”, in Informatics in medicine unlocked, →DOI:

(virology) A variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; that became the predominant variation in Brazil in 2020, starting from the summer.

Brazilian precursor to B.1.1.28.1 and B.1.1.28.2


English: lineage B.1.1.28.1

English: B.1.1.28.1 lineage

From B.1.1.28, the variant from which this one mutated from.

SARS-CoV-2 variants, especially Alpha (B.1.1.7), Delta (B.1.617.2), Beta (B.1.351), Gamma (B.1.1.28.1), and Omicron (B.1.1.529), has spread globally causing humongous public health crises.

2023 January 12, Qin S, Huang H, Xiao W, Chen K, He X, Tang X, Huang Z, Zhang Y, Duan X, Fan N, Zheng Q, Wu M, Lu G, Wei Y, Wei X, Song X, “A novel heterologous receptor-binding domain dodecamer universal mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants.”, in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, →DOI, page 2:

(virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; that caused a massive outbreak in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil at the end of 2020 and through into 2021; including second-time infections of survivors of a different variation.

Brazilian precursor strain to P.1 and P.2


Babia

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


Zalmoxes

After the deity Zalmoxis, a name of Dacian origin.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhabdodontidae – an ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Romania.


Unenlagia

From Mapudungun vñvm (“bird”) + llag (“half”) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of South America.


Shanag

From Tibetan ཞྭ་ནག (zhwa nag, “a kind of black hat worn in the cham dance”), from ཞྭ (zhwa, “hat”) + ནག (nag, “black”).

der

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


Talos

From Ancient Greek Τάλως (Tálōs, “Talos, a giant automaton from Greek myth”), also intended as a pun on English talon.

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


Dineobellator

From Navajo diné (“Navajo”) + -o- + Latin bellātor (“warrior”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico.


Balaur

A taxonomic genus within the clade Theropoda – a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Romania.


Shri

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


Almas

From Mongolian алмас (almas, “a kind of wild man, the almas”).

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


Wulong

From Mandarin 舞龍／舞龙 (wǔlóng, “dragon dance; dancing dragon”).

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


Angophora

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – certain trees ands shrubs of Australia.


Sinningia

→ English: sinningia

→ Russian: синни́нгия (sinníngija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – plants of the tropical Americas.


Nenga

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae.


Mabuya

Name invented by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826 in "Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschafts-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. zoologischen Museum's zu Wien"

A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – certain long-tailed skinks of the Caribbean islands.


Zanonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – of tropical Asia.


Zeuzera

A taxonomic genus within the family Cossidae – certain Old World moths.


Zollernia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Zonitoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Gastrodontidae – certain air-breathing land snails.


Zamenis

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae.


Zygosaccharomyces

A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae.


Zorotypus

A taxonomic genus within the family Zorotypidae.


Zonites

A taxonomic genus within the family Zonitidae – certain air-breathing land snails.


Zygnema

A taxonomic genus within the family Zygnemataceae – certain freshwater filamentous thalloid algae.


Xanthisma

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sleepy daisies.


Zigadenus

From Ancient Greek ζυγάδην (zugádēn, “in pairs”) + -us. The etymologically correct spelling Zygadenus is regarded as incorrect according to ICBN.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – the sandbog death camas.


Xanthoceras

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – yellowhorn, shiny leaf yellowhorn, goldenhorn, or Chinese flowering chestnut.


Yoldia

A taxonomic genus within the family Yoldiidae.


Yponomeuta

A taxonomic genus within the family Yponomeutidae.


Yponomeutidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the ermine moths.


Nomeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – driftfishes.


Nomeus

A taxonomic genus within the family Nomeidae – man-of-war fish, or bluebottle fish.


Nitzschia

A taxonomic genus within the family Bacillariaceae.


Nitella

A taxonomic genus within the family Characeae – certain green algae.


Noctilionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Chiroptera – bulldog bats or fishing bats.

Noctilio albiventris

(family): Noctilio - sole accepted genus


Nitidulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – sap beetles.


Nothosaurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Nothosauridae.


Notorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hexanchidae.


Notiosorex

A taxonomic genus within the family Soricidae – certain shrews.


Nothosauridae

A taxonomic family within the order Nothosauria.


Notopterus

→ Russian: нотопте́рус (notoptérus)

A taxonomic genus within the family Notopteridae.


Notharctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates.


Nycteribiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera.


Notonecta

A taxonomic genus within the family Notonectidae – typical backswimmers.


Notopteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Osteoglossiformes.


Adapiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – sometimes considered a synonym of suborder Strepsirrhini.


Notharctus

From Ancient Greek νόθος (nóthos, “false”) + ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Notharctidae – adapiform primates from the Eocene.


Notommatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Ploima – certain rotifers.


Notacanthidae

A taxonomic family within the order Notacanthiformes – marine spiny eels.


Notacanthus

A taxonomic genus within the family Notacanthidae – certain spiny eels.


Notonectidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera.


Nycteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Chiroptera.


Nyctimene

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteropodidae – tube-nosed fruit bats.


Nukuhiva

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae.


Notoryctes

A taxonomic genus within the family Notoryctidae – marsupial moles.


Nymphoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae – floating hearts.


Notholaena

From notho- ("false") + χλαῖνα ("coat" or "cloak"), referring to its false indusia (folded-under leaf margins that protect the sori).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – cloak ferns, usually considered a synonym of Hemionitis.

Notholaena at Plants of the World Online for other species and their current placement


Nuculidae

A taxonomic family within the order Nuculida – nut clams.


Nycteris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νῠκτερῐ́ς (nukterís, “bat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Nycteridae – slit-faced bats or hollow-faced bats.


Nyssaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cornales.


Nuttallia

A taxonomic genus within the family Psammobiidae – certain saltwater clams.

Synonym of Callirhoe (“poppy mallow genus”)


Nymphalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Nymphalidae.


Jateorhiza

A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae.


Japyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Japygidae.


Janthina

A taxonomic genus within the family Epitoniidae – certain sea snails.


Japygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diplura.


Jasione

A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae.


Farfugium

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – of temperate southern and eastern Asia.


Ferocactus

→ Russian: ферока́ктус (ferokáktus)

Latin ferus (“fierce, wild”) + Cactus (the genus from which it was separated)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – barrel cactuses.


Cyathaspis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyathaspidae.


Cutleriaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Tilopteridales – certain brown algae.


Crucibulum

A taxonomic genus within the family Nidulariaceae.


Crotaphytus

A taxonomic genus within the family Crotaphytidae – collared lizards.


Crucianella

A New Latin extended diminutive formed from Latin crux (“cross”), after the arrangement of the leaves.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – certain crossworts.


Cricotus

A taxonomic genus within the family †Archeridae – certain extinct amphibians.


Crepidula

A taxonomic genus within the family Calyptraeidae – slipper snails, slipper limpets, slipper shells.


Couratari

A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – large trees of the tropical Americas.


Copaifera

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Convallariaceae

A former taxonomic family, superseded by part of the monocot subfamily Nolinoideae.


Conurus

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – that included members of the modern Aratinga and Pyrrhura.


Cneorum

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae.


Cnidoscolus

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae.


Cybister

By haplology, from Ancient Greek κυβιστητήρ (kubistētḗr, “diver”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dytiscidae – diving beetles.


Conuropsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – a single, now extinct, species of parrot, formerly found in much of the southern and eastern United States.


Ceratiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lophiiformes – sea devils; certain deep-sea anglerfishes.


Carcinoscorpius

A taxonomic genus within the family Limulidae – mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda).


Cerebratulus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lineidae – certain proboscis worms.

for more see Cerebratulus at World Register of Marine Species


Cellvibrio

A taxonomic genus within the family Cellvibrionaceae.


Ceramium

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceramiaceae – seaweed of near cosmopolitan distribution.


Ceramiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ceramiales.


Carcharias

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontaspididae – sand sharks, sand tiger sharks.


Stylidiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asterales.


Uintatheriidae

A taxonomic family within the order Dinocerata.


Uloboridae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – hackled orb-weavers.


Umbilicaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Umbilicariaceae.


Ferula communis

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – giant fennel.


Lotus corniculatus

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – birdsfoot trefoil.


Nucleolaria nucleus

A taxonomic species within the family Cypraeidae – wrinkled cowry.


Spinus psaltria

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – lesser goldfinch.


Araneus diadematus

European garden spider
European garden spider

A taxonomic species within the family Araneidae – European garden spider.


Uredo

A taxonomic genus within the order Uredinales.


Uroglena

A taxonomic genus within the family Chromulinaceae.


Uromycladium

A taxonomic genus within the family Pileolariaceae.


Uromyces

A taxonomic genus within the family Pucciniaceae.


Urocoptis

A taxonomic genus within the family Urocoptidae.


Urocoptidae

A taxonomic family within the order Stylommatophora.

Cylindrella - genus incertae sedis

(family): Brachypodellinae, Urocoptinae - subfamilies


Calappa

A taxonomic genus within the family Calappidae – box crabs, shamefaced crabs.


Ustilaginoidea

A taxonomic genus within the family Clavicipitaceae – parasitic of economic crops such as rice.


Callitrichaceae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – containing only the genus Callitriche, which is now placed in Plantaginaceae.


Calamintha

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – now often included in Clinopodium; many species or former species of Calamintha are called calamints.


Calathea

→ English: calathea

→ Russian: кала́тея (kaláteja)

A taxonomic genus within the family Marantaceae.


Calandrinia

A taxonomic genus within the family Montiaceae – plants native to the western Americas called purslanes and redmaids.


Callianassa

A taxonomic genus within the family Callianassidae.


Callianassidae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda.


Ursa

A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaver spiders.


Callicebus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pitheciidae – titis.


Calvatia

A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae.

for other species see Calvatia at MycoBank


Callicarpa

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – beautyberries.


Carpodetus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rousseaceae.


Callitriche

From Latin callĭthrix (“waterwort”), from Ancient Greek καλλίθριξ (kallíthrix).

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – water starworts.


Caprellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Amphipoda – skeleton shrimps.


Calliandra

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – powder puffs, powder-puff plants, fairy dusters, false mesquites, stickpeas.

Calliandra houstoniana

(genus): Calliandra sect. Androcallis, Calliandra sect. Calliandra, Calliandra sect. Microcallis, Calliandra sect. Monticola, Calliandra sect. Septentrionales, Calliandra sect. Tsugoideae – sections


Capnodium

A taxonomic genus within the family Capnodiaceae – certain sooty molds.


Uvularia

New Latin, from Latin uvula, because the flowers dangle much like the human uvula and the plant was once considered effective medicine for uvular disease.

A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – bellworts, bellflowers, or merrybells, of North America.


Cydia

A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – certain leafroller moths.


Cakile

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cakile, from Arabic قَاقُلَّة f (qāqulla, “seepweed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – searockets.


Catesbaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – lilythorns.


Carpiodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Catostomidae – certain suckers of North America.


Caterva

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae.


Carphophis

A taxonomic genus within the family Dipsadidae – worm snakes, of the United States.

Carphophis amoenus

eastern worm snake, midwestern wormsnake


Casasia

From Casas + -ia, named after Spanish colonial administrator Luis de Las Casas.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – principally found on Caribbean islands.


Kalotermitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Blattodea – drywood termites.


Cestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cestida.


Carum

A New Latin form of Ancient Greek κάρον (káron, “caraway”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – caraway and related species.


Carabus

Spelling borrowed directly from Latin cārabus (“crab”), the ascription to a genus of beetles is more likely from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “kind of beetle”).

bor

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


Caprella

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprellidae.


Casimiroa

From Casimiro + -a, named after Mexican soldier Casimiro Gómez.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – certain sapotes.


Cheilanthes

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – lip ferns.


Catasetum

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae.


Zamiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cycadales – superficially palm- or fern-like cycads.


Chelodina

A taxonomic genus within the family Chelidae – snake-necked turtles, of Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands.


Chamaedaphne

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – leatherleaf or cassandra, a shrub found in the subarctic and cool temperate northern hemisphere.


Cassytha

From Latin cassythas, from Ancient Greek κασύτας (kasútas). Doublet of Cuscuta.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – the laurel dodders.


Notelaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae.


Nopalea

Spanish nopal (“pricklypear cactus, edible pricklypear stems”)

der

Synonym of Opuntia (“prickly pear genus”)


Boopedon

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – boopies.


Nummulites

A taxonomic genus within the family Nummulitidae.


Nabalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – white lettuces.


Maianthemum

From Latin Maius, May, and Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), flower, alluding to many species' mid-spring blooming time.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae.


Vaccaria

From Latin vacca (“cow”) + -aria (“pertaining to”), due to its alleged value as cattle forage

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – cowherb, cowcockle, cow basil, cow soapwort, or prairie carnation.

Caryophyllaceae – family' Caryophylleae – tribe


Cruciata

From Latin cruciāta (“crossed”), after the arrangement of the leaves.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – the bedstraws, certain of which are known as crossworts.


Zenonina

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain wolf spiders of southern and eastern Africa.


Uragoga

Synonym of Psychotria (“genus of flowering plants”)


Xeris

A taxonomic genus within the family Siricidae.


Halenia

A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae.


Halecomorphi

A taxonomic clade within the infraclass Holostei.


Halobates

A taxonomic genus within the family Gerridae.


Hepialus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hepialidae.


Zegris

A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae.


Habronema

⇒ English: habronemiasis

A taxonomic genus within the family Habronematidae.


Heptranchias

A taxonomic genus within the family Hexanchidae.


Haworthia

A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae – of southern Africa.


Hardwickia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – Hardwickia binata (anjan tree), of dry regions of India.


Halogeton

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae.


Abobra

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – cranberry gourd, of Uruguay, southern Brazil, and northern Argentina.


Helminthosporium

From helmintho- (from helminth) + spore + -ium.

confix

A taxonomic genus within the family Pleosporaceae.


Helenium

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sneezeweeds, once used to make snuff.


Hardenbergia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – of Australia.

Hardenbergia comptoniana

native lilac, native wisteria, wild sarsaparille, wild wisteria climber


Heritiera

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae.


Harpyia

A taxonomic genus within the family Notodontidae.


Kalidium

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicornioideae.


Plasmodium falciparum

A taxonomic species within the family Plasmodiidae – a protist, transmitted by mosquitos of genus Anopheles, that causes most cases of malaria.


Alkekengi officinarum

A taxonomic species within the family Solanaceae – native to Eurasia from southern Europe to Japan, bladder cherry.


Hexagynia

(obsolete, botany) plants that have six pistils.


Mill.

(botany) Philip Miller (English botanist)


Chaix

(botany) Dominique Chaix (French botanist)


Helea

A taxonomic genus within the family Tenebrionidae – pie-dish beetles, of Australia.


Callithrix penicillata

A taxonomic species within the family Callitrichidae – the black-tufted marmoset.


DC.

(botany) Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (Swiss botanist)


Willd.

(botany) Carl Ludwig Willdenow (German botanist)


Gouan

(botany) Antoine Gouan (French botanist)


Diplodus sargus

A taxonomic species within the family Sparidae – white seabream or sargo, found from the Bay of Biscay to Madagascar.


Pristis

From Ancient Greek πρίστις (prístis, “sawfish”), from πρῐ́ζω (prízō) / πρίω (príō, “to saw”) + -τις (-tis, “nominal suffix”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Pristidae – most species of sawfish.

Pristis pristis

largetooth sawfish, common sawfish, freshwater sawfish, Leichhardt's sawfish


Tropherymataceae

From "Tropheryma" + -aceae (taxonomic suffix).

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A taxonomic family within the order Actinomycetales – some actinobacteria.


Tropheryma

From Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food”) + ἔρῠμᾰ (éruma, “safeguard, defense”), denoting to the “obstacle to absorption of food” of the host infected by this bacterium.

A taxonomic genus within the family "Tropherymataceae" – some actinobacteria.


Hexadactilia

A taxonomic genus within the family Pterophoridae – certain moths of Australia, Borneo and New Guinea.


Biot

From French Biot; named for Jean-Baptiste Biot.

Biot Crater: A crater in Mare Fecunditatis, LQ21, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System


Thunb.

(botany) Carl Peter Thunberg (Swedish botanist)


Moraxella

→ English: moraxella

Named after Swiss ophthalmologist Victor Morax (1866–1935) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Moraxellaceae – short rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria.


Dizzy

Named after the creator of bebop, jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie

An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System


Rchb.

(botany) Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (German botanist, zoologist, and ornithologist)


Rchb.f.

From Rchb. + -f., from German Reichenbach.

(botany) Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (German botanist)


English: lineage B.1.617

English: B.1.617 lineage

The dynamics, molecular interactions, and binding energy of the B.1.1.7 variant (spike N501Y mutant), B.1.617 variant (E484Q and L452R spike mutant), and wild-type (WT) were investigated recently in India using molecular dynamics simulations of three diverse spike-ACE2 complexes.

(virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; that has two significant mutations, E484Q and L452R, causing a wave of new infections in India in Spring 2021.

(by extension) Synonym of B.1.617+, the group of sublineages derived from B.1.617 inclusive

the sublineage prominent in the UK from early 2021


Zale

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.


EUC

Extended Unix Code
w:en:Extended Unix Code

Extended Unix Code (a multibyte character encoding system used primarily for Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese)


Aaaaba

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – certain beetles.


Voiture

French Voiture. Named after Vincent Voiture.


poseidon

binomial name
binomial name#Translingual

(taxonomy) A specific name species descriptor. Only used in binomial names.

(abbreviation, informal) Used elliptically for the full binomial name.


Poincare

southern hemisphere
southern hemisphere#English

Earth-Moon System
Earth-Moon System#English

A crater in LQ29, farside, southern hemisphere, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System

Alternative form of Poincaré
An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System


Poincaré

From French Poincaré. Named in honour of mathematician Henri Poincaré.


Acidalia Planitia

A plain in MC-4, Mare Acidalium, Mars, Solar System


Tombaugh Regio

From being a region surface feature (a regio; from Latin regio). From English Tombaugh. Named after Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of dwarf planet Pluto.

A region of Pluto, Solar System, a heart-shaped region on Pluto.


Sputnik Planitia

From being a low plain in a basin (a planitia; from Latin planitia). named after the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. From Russian спу́тник (spútnik).

A plain in Tombaugh Regio, Pluto, Solar System, the western lobe of the Heart of Pluto.


Sputnik Planum

From being originally believed to be an elevated plain (a planum; from Latin planum). named after the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. From Russian спу́тник (spútnik).

Sputnik Planitia
Sputnik Planitia#Translingual

Former name of Sputnik Planitia.: A plain in Tombaugh Regio, Pluto, Solar System


Padina

A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyotaceae – certain brown macroalgae.


Ktyr

From an East Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *kъtyrь (“robber fly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asilidae – robber flies, of the Old World.


Kochia

Synonym of Bassia; genus of flowering plants in family Amaranthaceae; smotherweed.


Kuehneola

A taxonomic genus within the family Phragmidiaceae – certain rust fungi.


Illaenus

A taxonomic genus within the family Illaenidae – trilobites.


Juncaginaceae

Juncago (“synonym of Triglochin”) + -aceae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Alismatales – arrowgrass.


Wikstroemia

A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – false ohelo, flowering shrubs and small trees.


Withania

Probably after Henry Witham ^([sic]) + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – species found from the Canary Islands to south Asia.


English: lineage B.1.617.2

English: B.1.617.2 lineage

(virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in India in October 2020, causing a wave of new infections in 2021.


Consolida ajacis

Delphinium ajacis
Delphinium ajacis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – formerly and again Delphinium ajacis, rocket larkspur, doubtful knight's spur, or eastern larkspur.


Borassus flabellifer

A taxonomic species within the family Arecaceae – palmyra palm.


Nardostachys jatamansi

A taxonomic species within the family Caprifoliaceae – Indian nard.


Eleocharis dulcis

Chinese water chestnut
Chinese water chestnut

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – Chinese water chestnut.


Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Meliphagidae – tui, parson bird, of New Zealand.


Triplochiton scleroxylon

A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – African whitewood.


Agrostis canina

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – velvety bentgrass, brown bent, velvet bent.


Rosenbergia

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


Verpa

A taxonomic genus within the family Morchellaceae – ascomycete fungi related to the morels.

for other species see The template Template:R:MycoBank does not use the parameter(s): Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Verpa at MycoBank.


Volutidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neogastropoda – volutes.


Virgularia

Latin virgula (“small rod, staff, straight object”) + -aria f.

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Virgulariidae – sea pens.


Laguncularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Combretaceae.


Lanarkia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lanarkiidae – extinct thelodont agnathans.


Lamarckia

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – golden dog's-tail or goldentop grass, found from the Canary Islands to northern India.


Lobeliaceae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – certain plants, now grouped in the subfamily Lobelioideae in family Asteraceae..


Cacajao

A taxonomic genus within the family Pitheciidae – uakari.


Caesalpiniaceae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Fabaceae – peacock flowers.


Cabomba

A taxonomic genus within the family Cabombaceae – fanworts.


Cacatuinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cacatuidae – certain cockatoos and corellas.

Cacatua

(subfamily): Cacatuini, Microglossini - tribes


Castanospermum

Moreton Bay chestnut
Moreton Bay chestnut

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – Moreton Bay chestnut or blackbean.


Centrolepidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – certain grasses now subfamily Centrolepidoideae in Restionaceae.


Cabombaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Nymphaeales – aquatic, herbaceous flowering plants.


XE

(virology, neologism) A recombinant subvariant of Omicron (“B.1.1.529”) resultant from BA.2 and BA.1; a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.


Lycodon futsingensis

A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – the Futsing wolf snake.


Boops

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βόωψ (bóōps), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow, ox”) + ὄψ (óps, “eye”).

lbor

A taxonomic genus within the family Sparidae.


Hydrilla

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) + Latin -illa, literally “of water”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrocharitaceae – certain aquatic plants.


Hydrilla verticillata

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrocharitaceae – waterthyme, an aquatic plant; the sole extant species of genus Hydrilla.


Aetokthonos hydrillicola

English: aetokthonotoxin

A taxonomic species within the family Hapalosiphonaceae – cyanobacteria known for creating a bird-killing toxin, aetokthonotoxin (AETX), when stressed while in bromated environments, which lives on waterthyme (hydrilla).


Aetokthonos

English: aetokthonotoxin

From Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”) + χθόνιος (khthónios, “buried, underworld”) + -ος (-os). Literally, “eagle killer”. From a species of it, Aetokthonos hydrillicola, being identified as the source of a toxin, aetokthonotoxin, killing eagles.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hapalosiphonaceae – certain cyanobacteria.


hydrillicola

From Hydrilla + Latin -cola, literally “living on Hydrilla”.

Aetokthonos hydrillicola
Aetokthonos hydrillicola#Translingual

(taxonomy) Ellipsis of Aetokthonos hydrillicola.


Homo erectus pekinensis

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Hominidae – Peking Man.


Homo longi

From being a hominid (Homo, from Latin homo (“man”)) discovered in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang (“黑龍江”).
longi, from Mandarin 龍／龙 (lóng, “dragon”). From Chinese 黑龍江／黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng, “Heilongjiang”, literally “Black Dragon River”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – Dragon Man; an archaic hominid, identified from a skull discovered in Heilongjiang Province, China.


Camelliaceae

Synonym of Theaceae (“family of flowering plants”)


Calopogon

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – grass pinks.


Calothrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Rivulariaceae – mostly freshwater cyanobacteria.


Calyceraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asterales.


Calystegia

A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – bindweed, false bindweed, or morning glory.


Calycanthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Laurales – sweetshrubs, spicebushes, strawberry bushes.


Caraipa

A taxonomic genus within the family Calophyllaceae – certain plants.


Callionymidae

A taxonomic family within the order Callionymiformes – dragonets.


Capnoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – harlequin corydalis.


Calosoma

calo- + -soma, ultimately Ancient Greek καλός m (kalós, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek σῶμα n (sôma, “body”).

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – caterpillar hunters.


Carludovica

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyclanthaceae – toquilla and related plants.


Celtidaceae

A former taxonomic family of deciduous trees, now found in the genus Celtis, the hackberries or nettle trees.


Cassida

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – tortoise beetles.


Cellulomonas

A taxonomic genus within the family Cellulomonadaceae – Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria.


Calymene

A taxonomic genus within the family Calymenidae – trilobites.


Cephalotus

Albany pitcher plant
Albany pitcher plant

A taxonomic genus within the family Cephalotaceae – the Albany pitcher plant.


Ceratopteridaceae

An improper family name for the clade that is now known to include the two genera Ceratopteris and Acrostichum. The correct name for this taxon at the level of family is Parkeriaceae.


Carpenteria

English Carpenter + -ia, after William Marbury Carpenter, a botanist from Louisiana

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

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – tree anemone or bush anemone.


Catocala

Ancient Greek κᾰ́τω (kátō, “beneath, below”) + Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”), referring to the vibrant colors of this genus's underwings.

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – underwing moths.


Choisya

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – the Mexican orange.


Hexagrammos

A taxonomic genus within the family Hexagrammidae – greenlings native to the north Pacific Ocean.


Hybanthus

A taxonomic genus within the family Violaceae – green-violets.


Edwardsiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Actiniaria – certain sea anemones.


ALH

(planetology, geology) Abbreviation of Allan Hills.


LEW

(planetology, geology) Abbreviation of Lewis Cliff.


LAP

LaPaz Icefield
LaPaz Icefield#Translingual

(planetology, geology) Abbreviation of LaPaz Icefield.


Clavius

From Latin Clavius, from latinization of German. The crater is named after 16th-century Jesuit monk astronomer Christopher Clavius.

Clavius Crater: A crater in Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System


Kallima

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – oakleaf butterflies.


Kandelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizophoraceae – certain small mangrove trees.


Kakatoe

A former genus of cockatoos (now Cacatua).


Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

A taxonomic species within the family Ichthyophthiriidae – a ciliate chromist parasitic of freshwater fish, described by the French parasitologist Fouquet in 1876.


Limnanthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – annual herbs occurring throughout temperate North America.


Livistona

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain palms.


Lithobiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lithobiomorpha – certain stone centipedes.


Hinnites

A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae – rock scallops.


Heterakis

A taxonomic genus within the family Heterakidae – certain nematodes parasitic upon galloanseran birds.


Houstonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – bluets.

Houstonia purpurea

woodland bluet, purple bluet, Venus's pride


Hosackia

After David Hosack, American doctor and botanist + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain flowering plants native to western North America.

Hosackia pinnata

meadow bird's-foot trefoil, bog bird's-foot trefoil


Hypnaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Hypnales – various mosses.


Macaglia

A rejected name for the flowering plant genus Aspidosperma


Machilis

A taxonomic genus within the family Machilidae – jumping bristletails.


Malaxis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάλαξις (málaxis)

bor+

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – adder's mouth orchids.


Eremotherium

From Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “desert”) + -therium.

A taxonomic genus within the order Pilosa – certain extinct social ground sloths of the Pleistocene, endemic to Central America and parts of northern South America and southern North America.


Mephisto

A taxonomic genus within the family Triacanthodidae – certain spikefish.


Ussuria

A taxonomic genus within the family Ussuriidae – Lower Triassic ammonites with a smooth, involute discoidal shell with submonophyllic sutures.


Aframomum

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae.


Ulotrichaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ulotrichales – certain green algae.


Ulothrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Ulotrichaceae – non-branching filamentous green algae.


Ulidia

A taxonomic genus within the family Ulidiidae – picture-winged flies.


Uloborus

A taxonomic genus within the family Uloboridae – certain spiders.


Ocneria

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain tussock moths.


Odax

A taxonomic genus within the family Odacidae – weed whitings.


Okapia

A taxonomic genus within the family Giraffidae – the okapis.


Opegrapha

A taxonomic genus within the family Opegraphaceae – certain lichenized fungi.


Rapala

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies called flashes.


Ebenales

An order of flowering plants in certain taxonomic systems.


Ehretia

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – flowering plants in the borage family.


Electrophoridae

A former taxonomic family containing the electric eel (now genus Electrophorus in family Gymnotidae).


Elapinae

Elaps (“the former genus of coral snakes”) + -inae

suffix

(archaic) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Elapidae – certain terrestrial elapids.


Elatinaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – certain flowering plants.


Elaphodus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – tufted deer, of central China and Myanmar.


Elephantopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain perennial plants in the daisy family.


Elettaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – certain flowering plants including the true cardamom.


Elsholtzia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – certain plants in the mint family.


Enchytraeus

A taxonomic genus within the family Enchytraeidae – white worms.


Engelmannia

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Engelmann's daisy, found in the south central US.


Encelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – shrubs (and one geophyte) of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America.


Eohippus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – extinct small equid ungulates, now placed in †Hyracotherium.


Epicrates

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπικρατής (epikratḗs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – rainbow boas, non-venomous snakes, principally of South America.


Eubranchipus

A taxonomic genus within the family Chirocephalidae – brine shrimp and fairy shrimp.


Eucharitidae

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


Zorillinae

Synonym of Ictonychinae (“mustelid subfamily”)


Zenaidura

Synonym of Zenaida (“genus of zenaida doves”)


Ictonychinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – grisons, Patagonian weasel, striped polecats, African striped weasel, and marbled polecat.


Gephyrea

(obsolete) A former taxon for a group of non-annulated worms, considered intermediate between annelids and holothurians, containing the three modern phyla Echiura, Sipuncula, and Priapulida.


Zanclodon

A taxonomic genus within the clade Archosauria – extinct archosauriform found in Middle Triassic deposits in southern Germany.


Gammaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Amphipoda – gammarid amphipods, resembling sand fleas.


Macrozamia

→ Italian: macrozamia

→ Russian: макроза́мия (makrozámija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – zamia palms, zamia ferns; around forty species of cycads, all endemic to Australia.


Marcgraviaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – certain neotropical angiosperms.


Madhuca

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapotaceae – certain plants.


Castianeira

A taxonomic genus within the family Corinnidae – ant-like sac spiders.


Bactris

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – spiny palms native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean.


Barosma

Synonym of Agathosma (“flowering plant genus”)


Bartramiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Bartramiales – certain mosses, of cosmopolitan distribution, but only at high altitudes in the tropics.


Belamcanda

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – whose sole species (Belamcanda chinensis) was renamed Iris domestica in 2005.


Bethylidae

A taxonomic family within the family Hymenoptera – aculeate wasps.


Bembix

A taxonomic genus within the family Crabronidae – certain sand wasps.


Betsimisaraka

A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – snout moths of Madagascar; synonym of Nhoabe.


Bowdichia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain flowering plants.


Brabejum

A taxonomic genus within the family Proteaceae – bitter almond.


Bouteloua

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – grama grasses.


Bouvardia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – hummingbird flowers, evergreen herbs and shrubs mostly native to Mexico and Central America.


Langloisia

From French Langlois + -ia. Coined by American botanist Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915) in 1896; named after Reverend Father Auguste Barthélémy Langlois (1832-1900), a botanist and Roman Catholic priest born in France who settled in Louisiana.

French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">Langlois</i>

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A taxonomic genus within the family Polemoniaceae – lilac sunbonnets, bristly-calico.; a monotypic genus of flowering plant.

bristly-calico, lilac sunbonnet, bristly langloisia, Great Basin langloisia, langloisia

Langloisia setosissima subsp. setosissima


Busycon

A taxonomic genus within the family Buccinidae – certain very large edible sea snails.


Charca

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain geometer moths.


Aerides

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – cat's-tail orchids and fox brush orchids.


Antidorcas

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – certain antelopes, including the living springbok and several fossil species.


Cucujidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – flat bark beetles.


Violales

(obsolete) A disused taxonomical order of flowering plants, including Violaceae among other families, now dispersed among nine currently accepted orders.


Virgulariidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pennatulacea – certain sea pens.


Illicium anisatum

A taxonomic species within the family Schisandraceae – Japanese star anise.


IAF

(astronautics) Initialism of International Astronautical Federation.; from English IAF. The international federation for astronautics and space advocay


Eoanthropus dawsoni

From
* Eoanthropus: English eo- (“dawn”) + anthropo- (“man”) + Latin -us
* dawsoni: English Dawson + Latin -i

(taxonomy, fraud, obsolete) Piltdown Man, a fraudulent ancestor to modern humans purportedly discovered in Piltdown, Sussex, England, UK.


Wagneriana

A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaver spiders.


Cerealia Facula

An albedo feature in Occator, Ceres, Main Belt, Solar System


Kerguelen Facula

An albedo feature in Titan, Saturn, Solar System


Xenicidae

A former taxonomic family of suboscine birds, including the New Zealand wrens, cotingas, and pittas.


Pringlea antiscorbutica

Discovered in 1776, by Cook's expedition's surgeon William Anderson, and found to taste like antiscorbics. Later characterized in 1840 by Joseph Hooker, who named it for its use as antiscurvy treatment, and Thomas Anderson, naming after Sir John Pringle, president of the Royal Society.

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – Kerguelen cabbage the sole species in the monotypic genus Pringlea.


Pringlea

Pringle + -a. From English Pringle + Latin -a. Named after Sir John Pringle, president of the Royal Society.

Pringlea antiscorbutica
Pringlea antiscorbutica#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – a monotypic genus only containing Pringlea antiscorbutica (Kerguelen cabbage).


Nitrobacteriaceae

Synonym of Bradyrhizobiaceae (“a taxonomic family of bacteria”)


Thunnidae

A former taxonomic family of fishes, now part of the Scombridae.


Nyctaginia

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the flowering plant scarlet musk flower, devil's bouquet.


Evonymus

Obsolete form of Euonymus (“spindle tree genus”).


Englerophoenix

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain palm trees now included in Attalea, especially maripa palm (Attalea maripa)..


Lycorma delicatula

A taxonomic species within the family Fulgoridae – spotted lanternfly, native to southeast Asia and southern China.


Ramonda

→ French: ramonde

Ramond (“after Louis Ramond de Carbonnières (1755-1827)”) + -a

suffix

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – certain flowering plants.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Tachinidae – certain bristle flies; Periscepsia (Ramonda).


Juniperaceae

A former taxonomic family including the genus Juniperus.


Nephele

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.


Unifolium

Synonym of Maianthemum (“flowering plant genus”)


Megalochelys

A taxonomic genus within the family Testudinidae – a group of extinct cryptodiran tortoises.


Albizia lebbeck

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – lebbek tree.


Barbarea vulgaris

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – garden yellowrocket, bittercress, wintercress.


Gymnocephalus cernua

A taxonomic species within the family Percidae – ruffe, blacktail, pope.


Anemone nemorosa

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – a wood anemone.


Pandanus odorifer

A taxonomic species within the family Pandanaceae – fragrant screwpine, of southern and eastern Asia and western Pacific islands.


Garcinia mangostana

A taxonomic species within the family Clusiaceae – purple mangosteen.


Ziziphus mauritiana

A taxonomic species within the family Rhamnaceae – Indian jujube.


Agrostis capillaris

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – common bent, colonial bent, or browntop.


Allium cepa var. aggregatum

A taxonomic species within the family Amaryllidaceae – shallot, a variety of Allium cepa, a cultigen of Allium ascalonicum (wild onion).


Ctenopharyngodon idella

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae.

A taxonomic species within the family Xenocypridinae.


Sinapis arvensis

Mutarda arvensis
Wikispecies:Mutarda arvensis

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – wild mustard, charlock mustard, field mustard, or charlock, recently a Synonym of Mutarda arvensis.

for others see Sinapis arvensis at Tropicos


Bubalus bubalis

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – domesticated Asian water buffalo, sometimes including the undomesticated wild population.

Bubalus arnee

wild water buffalo, when wild populations are distinguished from domesticated populations


Curetis

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – sunbeam.


Ganoderma

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyporaceae – certain shelf fungi.


From being a mutant version of the C.1 variant.

(virology) A variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, first detected in May 2021 in South Africa


Touchardia

A taxonomic genus within the family Urticaceae – endemic to Hawaii.


Melibe

A taxonomic genus within the family Tethydidae – certain sea slugs.


Metrosideros

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae.


Morelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – resembling and related to gardenias.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pythonidae – certain pythons of Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.


Orgyia

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain tussock moths.


Cyphoderris

A taxonomic genus within the family Prophalangopsidae – hump-winged grigs.


Delphinium ajacis

Consolida ajacis
Consolida ajacis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – sometimes Consolida ajacis; rocket larkspur.


Chinavia

A taxonomic genus within the family Pentatomidae – green stink bugs.


Eleocharis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – spike rushes.


Consolida

From Medieval Latin cōnsolida, which was used for sundry herbs with the form of the word carried on from variant manuscripts of Pseudo-Apuleius and glossaries, there a reinterpretation of cōnfirma, itself a corruption of cōnferva.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae.

Consolida regalis

(genus): Consolida sect. Aconitella, Consolida sect. Consolida - sections


Prionomerus

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – now Odontopus, spiny weevils.


Borassus

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – palmyra palms.


Nardostachys

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae.


Tragopogon

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – goatsbeards or salsifies.


Ochna

A taxonomic genus within the family Ochnaceae – bird's-eye bushes, Mickey-mouse plants, of tropical Africa and Asia.


Dasylirion

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – sotols, endemic to Mexico and southwestern US.


Ischnocybe

A taxonomic genus within the family Andrognathidae – certain millipedes.


Euodynerus

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


Opilio

A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangiidae – certain harvestman spiders.


Acronicta

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – dagger moths.


Falconina

A taxonomic genus within the family Corinnidae – certain sac spiders.


Gosodesmus

A taxonomic genus within the family Andrognathidae – a single species of millipede.


Chionoecetes

A taxonomic genus within the family Oregoniidae – certain spider crabs.


Chlorion

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – certain thread-waisted wasps.


Psocus

From Ancient Greek ψῶχος (psôkhos, “finely-ground stuff”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Psocidae.


Embaphion

A taxonomic genus within the family Tenebrionidae – certain darkling beetles.


Miacis

A taxonomic genus within the family Miacidae.


Anasa

A taxonomic genus within the family Coreidae.


Symphodus

A taxonomic genus within the family Labridae – certain wrassees.


Acanthopetalum

A taxonomic genus within the family Schizopetalidae – certain crested millipedes.


Viverravus

A taxonomic genus within the family Viverravidae – extinct weasel-like mammals.


Orthoporus

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirostreptidae.


Enispa

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.


Hypomecis

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae.


Plectronoceras

A taxonomic genus within the family Plectronoceridae – earliest known shelled cephalopods.


Mimozethes

A taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae.


Cichla

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κίχλη (kíkhlē, “wrasse”).

lbor

A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – peacock basses.


Narceus

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirobolidae – certain millipedes.


Pseudotephritis

A taxonomic genus within the family Ulidiidae – certain picture-winged flies.


Ceratonema

A taxonomic genus within the family Limacodidae.


Ceratonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Dipteryx odorata

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – Brazilian teak, tonka bean.


Coumarouna odorata

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – former name of Dipteryx odorata.


Plectia

A taxonomic subclass within the class Chromadorea – certain nematodes.

Monhysteria

(subclass): Monhysterica, Plectica, Rhabditica, Teratocephalica superorders


Kunugia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lasiocampidae.


Otocephala

A taxonomic cohort within the class Teleostei – corresponding to clade Otomorpha of herrings, smelts, milkfishes, etc.


Cyprinoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Cypriniformes.


Broussonetia papyrifera

A taxonomic species within the family Moraceae – paper mulberry, Asian in origin, widely cultivated, often invasive.


Therates

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae.


Rhabditica

A taxonomic superorder within the class Chromadorea.


Neoscona

A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – including spotted orb-weavers or barn spiders.


Pseudostegania

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae.


Stenoria

A taxonomic genus within the family Meloidae – certain blister beetles.


Hellula

A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae.


Hyphantria

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.


Lytta

A taxonomic genus within the family Meloidae.


Homadaula

A taxonomic genus within the family Galacticidae.


Ranatra

A taxonomic genus within the family Nepidae – water scorpions.


Athrips

A taxonomic genus within the family Gelechiidae.


Paonias

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae.


Oxydendrum

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae.


Prostanthera

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – mintbushes.


Ptenopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gekkonidae.


Ramisyllis

A taxonomic genus within the family Syllidae.


Syllis

A taxonomic genus within the family Syllidae – certain marine bioluminescent polychaete worms.


Nautia

A taxonomic genus within the family Romaleidae – certain lubber grasshoppers.


Stauropus

A taxonomic genus within the family Notodontidae – certain moths.


Amborella

A taxonomic genus within the family Amborellaceae – sole surviving member of a lineage of plants thought to have diverged evolutionarily from the lineage of all other living flowering plants.


Platydracus

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain rove beetles.


Suncus

A taxonomic genus within the family Soricidae – certain shrews.


Myosoricinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Soricidae.


Vitellaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapotaceae.


Bassia

Bassia scoparia

burningbush, belvedere, kochia, Mexican fireweed, Mexican firebrush

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – smotherweeds.

A taxonomic genus within the family Abylidae – a single species of bioluminescent hydrozoans.


Taiwanofungus

A taxonomic genus within the order Polyporales.


Condylostylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Dolichopodidae – certain long-legged flies.


Staphylococcus epidermidis

A taxonomic species within the family Staphylococcaceae – a Gram-positive bacterium.


Anisota

A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – known in their larval stage as oakworms.


Irakia

A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – a single species of snout moth Irakia simplicialis.


Spatula clypeata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – northern shoveler, found widely in the northern hemisphere.


Ximenia americana

A shrub of the wet tropics, widely distributed, not cultivated, but with a variety of uses (mountain plum, small sour plum, false sandalwood, tallownut, tallowwood, yellow plum, sea lemon)

A taxonomic species within the family Olacaceae.

A taxonomic species within the family Ximeniaceae.


Arctium lappa

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – great burdock, greater burdock, edible burdock.


Trichilia emetica

A taxonomic species within the family Meliaceae – Natal mahogany, Christmas bells, Ethiopian mahogany, source of mafura butter, found in tropical Africa.


Lemur catta

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


Iris domestica

A taxonomic species within the family Iridaceae – leopard lily, blackberry lily, leopard flower.


Helicina

A taxonomic suborder within the order Stylommatophora.

(in italics:, Helicina) f A taxonomic genus within the family Helicinidae.


Haematopis

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – Haematopis grataria (chickweed geometer).


Thelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Membracidae.


Rilaena

A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangiidae.


Catacanthus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pentatomidae – certain photogenic shield bugs.


Pellaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Pentatomidae – certain stinkbugs.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – certain ferns called cliffbrakes.


Limacodes

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Limacodidae – species now dipersed among several others in this family, where the name is now used as a specific epithet.


Anacridium

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae.


Ophrys

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – bee orchids.


Prolimacodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Limacodidae – slug moths.


Humiria

A taxonomic genus within the family Humiriaceae.


Apantesis

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain tiger moths of the New World.


Polistes

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πολιστής (polistḗs, “founder of a city”), from Ancient Greek πολίζειν (polízein, “build a city”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “a city”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – umbrella wasps.


Callicilix

A taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae – certain moths called hook-tips.


Schizura

A taxonomic genus within the family Notodontidae – prominent moths.


Anaplectoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae.


Brachymeria

A taxonomic genus within the family Chalcididae.


Thanatus

Possible modification of Ancient Greek Θᾰ́νᾰτος (Thánatos) or Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos) + -us.

suf

A taxonomic genus within the family Philodromidae – certain false crab spiders.


Vampyrum

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllostomidae – the spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum).


Vampyrella

A taxonomic genus within the family Vampyrellidae – certain amoebae.


Vaucheria

A taxonomic genus within the family Vaucheriaceae – certain yellow-green algae.


Vancouveria

Named after George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer, + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – inside-out flowers.


Veronicella

A taxonomic genus within the family Veronicellidae – certain tropical leatherleaf slugs.


Veronicellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Systellommatophora – leatherleaf slugs.


Vampyrellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Aconchulinida.

A taxonomic family within the order Vampyrellida.


Viduinae

A former subfamily, comprising the cuckoo-finches, within either the estrildid finch family Estrildidae or the weaver family Ploceidae.


Vermetidae

A taxonomic family within the order Littorinimorpha – worm snails or worm shells.


Chloroclysta

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae.


Spilosoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.


Vesicularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Hypnaceae – certain mosses.

A taxonomic genus within the family Vesiculariidae – certain bryozoans.


Vincetoxicum

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – swallow-worts.


Polymita

A taxonomic genus within the family Helminthoglyptidae.


Dicladispa

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae.


Gaffkya

A former genus of bacteria, now classified as Aerococcus, Peptostreptococcus, etc.


Galactia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the milk peas, beach peas or wild peas.


Ganodonta

A group of specialized North American Lower and Middle Eocene mammals of uncertain affinity.


Whytockia

A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – certain flowering plants, of south China and Taiwan.


Haemadipsa

A taxonomic genus within the family Haemadipsidae.


Xenosauridae

A taxonomic family within the order Squamata – knob-scaled lizards.


Xylia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain legumes.


Xyrichthys

See xyr- (“razor”) and ichthyo- (“fish”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Labridae – various wrasses or razorfishes.


Razoumofskya

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae – now included in genus Arceuthobium (dwarf mistletoes, that parasitize conifers, with some species reassigned to Dendrophthora).


Ximenia

Named in honour of Francisco Ximénez, a Spanish priest.

A taxonomic genus within the family Olacaceae – various flowering plants.


Xyleborus

A taxonomic genus within the family Stereocaulaceae – certain lichen-forming fungi.

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – various ambrosia beetles.


Calcispongiae

(archaic) A taxonomic class within the phylum Porifera – calcareous sponges, equivalent to class Calcarea..


Camptosorus

A genus of walking ferns, now generally classified in Asplenium.


Cajanus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – various fabaceous plants including the pigeon pea.


Caenolestes

Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, strange”) + -lestes (“thief”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Caenolestidae – common shrew opossums, of tropical South America.


Waldsteinia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – barren strawberries.


Graphium

→ English: graphium

From Latin graphium (“stylus”), from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον (grapheîon, “pencil, paintbrush”), from γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Papilionidae – many species of butterfly, many known as swordtails, zebras, bluebottles, jays, triangles, etc.

A taxonomic genus within the family Microascaceae – certain fungi that are plant pathogens.


Epargyreus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae.


Tylobolus

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirobolidae.


Comarum

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae.


Lymantria

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.


Schinopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Anacardiaceae – red quebrachos.


Ficinia

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae.


Tortor

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae.


Orthorhinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae.


Encyrtus

A taxonomic genus within the family Encyrtidae.


Peruphasma

A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudophasmatidae.


Hapalopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Theraphosidae.


Anaxyrus

A taxonomic genus within the family Bufonidae – North American toads.


Maylandia

German Mayland + -ia, after cichlid enthusiast Hans Joachim Mayland

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – mbuna haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.


Baloghia

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – various euphorbiaceous plants.


Barringtonia

Named in honour of Daines Barrington + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain flowering plants found in the tropics from the Philippines to Madagascar.


Beryx

A taxonomic genus within the family Berycidae – alfonsinos found in deep oceanic waters.


Barbeyaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – containing only the single species of small tree, Barbeya oleoides, found in mountains of northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabia.


Bartonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae – screwstems.

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Loasaceae – now generally included in the genus Mentzelia, blazingstars or stickleafs.


Nhoabe

A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – snout moths of Madagascar.


Bartsia

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – various flowering plants.


Bittium

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerithiidae – very small sea snails.


Bistorta

From Latin bi (“two, twice”) + tortus ("twisted"), alluding to the rhizomes of some species.

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – bistorts, various flowering plants.


Borzicactus

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – cleistocactus; synonym of Cleistocactus (“cactus genus”).


Birgus

A taxonomic genus within the family Coenobitidae – the coconut crab.


Perisphaerus

A taxonomic genus within the family Blaberidae.


Ophisurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ophichthidae.


Myrus

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ophichthidae – synonym of Echelus.


Bibio

A taxonomic genus within the family Bibionidae – March flies or St. Mark's flies.


Ganoidei

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the clade Osteichthyes – a former taxonomic grouping of the ganoid fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons, among extant kinds.


Galinsoga

→ French: galinsoga

Named after Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – various asteraceous flowering plants.

Galinsoga quadriradiata

shaggy soldier, hairy galinsoga, fringed quickweed


Garryaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Garryales – silktassels.


Gecarcinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gecarcinidae – principally terrestrial crabs of the Caribbean.


Pelecus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the single species Pelecus cultratus (sabre carp or sabrefish), of the Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea basins.


Martania

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae.


Oreta

A taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae.


Cerdocyon

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae.


Theopropus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenopodidae – certain mantids.


Lasiocampa

A taxonomic genus within the family Lasiocampidae – certain moths.


Aeshna

A taxonomic genus within the family Aeshnidae – mosaic darners.


Prionace

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae.


Eudaemonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae.


Fissicrambus

A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae.


Mustelus

A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – smooth hounds.


Pinnixa

A taxonomic genus within the family Pinnotheridae.


Stenopelmatus

A taxonomic genus within the family Stenopelmatidae – Jerusalem crickets, potato bugs.


Syrbula

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – certain slant-faced grasshoppers.


Achroanthes

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – Synonym of Malaxis (“orchid genus”).


Aceratherium

From Latin aceratus (“hornless”) + -therium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhinocerotidae – a rhinoceros that lived in Eurasia during the Miocene period.


Acmispon

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – flowering plants including several species of American birdsfoot trefoils and deervetches.


Amblyrhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – the marine iguana.


Aloysia

Catalan botanist Antoni Palau i Verdera / Antonio Palau y Verdera described the type species, a novelty in the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid opened in 1781 near the National Museum of Natural Sciences, in his Parte práctica de Botánica Part I (1784) page 767–771 to honour then Crown Princess of Spain Maria Luisa of Parma.

A taxonomic genus within the family Verbenaceae – beebrush.

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
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Ameiva

A taxonomic genus within the family Teiidae – jungle-runner lizards.

Ameiva ameiva

giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, Amazon racerunner


Rabirubia

Synonym of Lutjanus (“ray-finned fish genus”)


Zodiolestes

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – mustelids of the Miocene period.


Diapensiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – various flowering plants.


Erimyzon

A taxonomic genus within the family Catostomidae – chubsuckers.


Trinectes

A taxonomic genus within the family Achiridae – certain American soles.


Dormitator

Borrowed from Latin dormītātor (“someone who feels sleepy”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Eleotridae – fat sleepers.


Epistylis

A taxonomic genus within the family Epistylidae – peritrich ciliates with a short oral disc and collar and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.


Dicksonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Dicksoniaceae – certain tree ferns.


Diascia

→ Russian: диа́сция (diáscija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – twinspurs.

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.


Curtomerus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae.