Phaeographis

phaeo- (“gray”, from a New Latin rendering of Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “gray”)) + Graphis f (“genus of script lichens”, from Ancient Greek γρᾰφίς f (graphís, “inscription plate; embroidery”)), literally “gray inscription; gray Graphis”.

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from a New Latin rendering of Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">φαιός</i> (phaiós, “gray”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Graphidaceae – certain script lichens.


Lasiognathus

lasio- (“hairy”, from Ancient Greek λάσῐος m (lásios)) + gnathus m or f (“jaw”, a New Latin rendering of Ancient Greek γνᾰ́θος f (gnáthos)), literally “hair-jaw; hairy-jawed”, due to this genus of anglerfishes having hair-like barbels which grow on their jaws.

A taxonomic genus within the family Thaumatichthyidae – complete anglerfish; certain wolftrap anglers of the Atlantic Ocean.


Efferia

Likely from Latin efferō (“to carry out of; to carry out”) + -ia f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asilidae – many robber flies, populous among arid and aridic regions of the New World.


Hesperophanini

longhorn beetles
longhorn beetles#English

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Cerambycinae – certain longhorn beetles; Hesperophanes and related genera.


Euphorbieae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Euphorbioideae – spurges and related plants.


Myriocladia

myrio- (“(figuratively) very many; (literally) ten thousand”) + New Latin cladus (“branch”, an adaptation of Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos)) + -ia f.

an adaptation of Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κλάδος</i> (kládos)

A taxonomic genus within the family Chordariaceae – certain chordariaceous brown algae.


Aa paleacea

From genus Aa + Latin palea (“chaff”) + -acea (“-like”)

A taxonomic species within the family Orchidaceae – the type species of the genus Aa.


Pseudolirium

A taxonomic section within the genus Lilium – Lilium sect. Pseudolirium.


Liljeborgioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the suborder Gammaridea – liljeborgioids; certain gammaridean amphipods.


Draconinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Agamidae – certain agamid lizards.


Plethodontidae

English: plethodontid

Plethodon m + -idae f pl. The second 't' is from a combining declension of Ancient Greek ὀδούς m (odoús, “tooth”).

A taxonomic family within the order Urodela – lungless salamanders or plethodontids.


Diseae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Orchidoideae – disas and related orchids.


Pristocerinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Bethylidae – certain bethylid wasps.


Euptychiina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Nymphalidae – certain satyrine butterflies.


Cranichideae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Orchidaceae – orchids.


Aphodiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – very many scarab beetles.


Cranichis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κράνος (krános, “helmet”) + Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, -ish”), from the curving appearance of the flower.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Orchideae – helmet orchid.


Elaphidiini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cerambycidae – elaphidions and related longhorn beetle genera.


Autoserica

auto- (“self”, from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)) + Serica f (“genus of melolonthine beetles”, from Latin sērica (“silken”, adjective))

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from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">αὐτο-</i> (auto-)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Melolonthinae – around one hundred and fifty species of melolonthine scarabs.


Cardiophorus

cardio- (“heart”, from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ f (kardíā)) + -phorus m (“-bearing”, from Ancient Greek -φόρος m (-phóros))

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Cardiophorinae – certain click beetles.

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Cardiophorus – Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus).


Onomastus

PIE word
 *h₁nómn̥
A New Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστός m (onomastós, “named; having a name”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”, verb), from Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ n (ónoma, “name”, noun); further from Proto-Hellenic *ónomə n (“name”, noun) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”, noun).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Onomastinae – certain jumping spiders of Asia.


Coluber constrictor

Coluber m + New Latin cōnstrictor (“constrictor”, agent noun)

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A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – eastern racer or North American racer.


Comicus

Borrowed from Latin cōmicus (“comic; comedic; comedian”, noun or adjective).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Comicinae – African dune crickets.


Leleākūhonua

Coined from Hawaiian lele (“fly”) + ā (“until”) + kū (“stand, appear”) + honua (“earth, land”), comparing its orbit to the migration of seabirds and evoke a yearning to return to land / Earth.

(astronomy) (541132) Leleākūhonua, a distant sednoid in the outer reaches of the Solar System


Pōniuāʻena

Coined from Hawaiian pōniu (“spin, whirl”) + ā (“until”) + ʻena (“red-hot, glowing”), evoking the unseen spinning source of creation, surrounded by brilliance.

(astronomy) J1007+2115, a quasar, the most distant known when discovered, with a redshift 7.515 and a central black hole of 1.5 billion solar masses.


Kamoʻoalewa

Coined from Hawaiian ka (“the”) + moʻo (“fragment”) + a (“of”) + lewa (“to jump, to oscillate”), referring to a fragmentary object that oscillates in the sky from the perspective of Earth.

(astronomy) 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, a small Apollo asteroid and quasi-satellite of Earth. It may be an impact fragment from the Moon.


Kaʻepaokaʻāwela

[kəˌʔɛ.pə.oˌkɐ.ʔaːˈʋɛ.lə]

Coined from Hawaiian ka (“the”) + ʻepa (“tricky, mischievous”) + o (“of”) + Kaʻāwela (“Jupiter”), referring to its contrary orbit with Jupiter.

(astronomy) 514107 Kaʻepaokaʻawela, a retrograde Trojan asteroid of Jupiter, the first such known.


Proba

Borrowed from Latin proba f (“test, trial; proof, evidence”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – certain mirids.


Dracaena fragrans

Dracaena f + Latin fragrāns f (“fragrant”). Derived from Aletris fragrans, its basionym, before being transferred to the genus Dracaena.

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A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – cornstalk dracaena, a tree commonly used as a houseplant, known by many taxonomic and vernacular names.


Myrmarachne

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *morwi-
Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx)lbor.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (arákhnē)lbor.
Translingual Myrmarachne
Ancient Greek μύρμηξ m (múrmēx, “ant”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη f (arákhnē, “spider”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – ant-mimicking spiders, certain jumping spiders which resemble ants.


Sphalma

A taxonomic genus within the family Pythidae – one species of dead log bark beetles, native to western North America.


Polistella

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Polistes – Polistes (Polistella); certain umbrella wasps.


Myrmecium

Borrowed from Latin Myrmēcium n, from Ancient Greek Μῠρμήκειον n (Murmḗkeion).

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


Wrightia

English Wright + -ia f, from English wright. Named after William Wright.

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – various flowering shrubs and small trees native to parts of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.


Harpalitae

(archaic) A taxonomic supertribe within the family Carabidae – many various harpaline ground beetles, now many assigned to subfamilies outside Harpalinae.


Kazukuru

From English Kazukuru, from Kazukuru [Term?]. This language, the people who spoke this language, and this taxon are found on New Georgia.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Ricaniinae – certain planthoppers.


Hogna liberiaca

Hogna f + New Latin liberiaca (“Liberian”), literally “Liberian Hogna”. This species was first found in Liberia.

A taxonomic species within the family Lycosidae – a species of wolf spider found in Liberia.


Trachys

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾱχῠ́ς m (trākhús, “jagged, spiky”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – many jewel beetles.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Panicoideae – a few Southeast Asian grasses.


Ringipleura

A taxonomic cohort within the subclass Heterobranchia – ringipleurans; certain sea snails, including the nudipleurans and ringiculimorphs.


Coelolepida

→ English: coelolepid

Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + λεπίς (lepís, “scale”)

A taxonomic clade within the order Lepidoptera – coelolepid lepidopterans.


Coleophoridae

→ English: coleophorid

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – coleophorid micromoths; vernacularly called casebearers or casebearing moths due to the silken case they make to protect their cocoon.


Phragmanthera

Ancient Greek φράγμᾰ n (phrágma, “a fence, a screen, a defence”) + New Latin anthēra f (“anther”).

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showy mistletoes
showy mistletoe#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Loranthaceae – certain parasitic showy mistletoes of Africa and Asia.


Yucca thompsoniana

→ English: Thompson's yucca (calque)

Yucca f + New Latin thompsoniana (“Thompsonian”), literally “Thompsonian yucca”

Yucca ser. Rupicolae
Wikispecies:Yucca ser. Rupicolae

A taxonomic species within the series Yucca ser. Rupicolae – Thompson's yucca, native to southern Texas and north-central Mexico.


Cicindelidae

→ English: cicindelid

A taxonomic family within the suborder Adephaga – tiger beetles.


Hemisphaeriinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Issidae – various planthoppers.


Dresslerothamnus

German Dressler + -o- + Ancient Greek θᾰ́μνος m or f (thámnos, “bush, shrub”), literally “Dressler bush”

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – multiple plants found in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica.


Elmidae

→ English: elmid

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – riffle beetles.


Cynoglossoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Boraginaceae.


Phloeocharinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Staphylinidae – some rove beetles.


Ablaberini

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


Ophiacanthidae

→ English: ophiacanthid

A taxonomic family within the order Ophiacanthina – some brittle stars, ophiacanthids.


Eugongylinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scincidae – certain skinks.


Conoderinae

→ English: conoderine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – various weevils.


Julodinae

→ English: julodine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Buprestidae – certain jewel beetles.

†Microjulodis

buprestid subfamily): Aaata, Amblysterna, Julodella, Julodis, Neojulodis, Sternocera (genera


Pselaphinae

→ English: pselaphine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Staphylinidae – the pselaphine rove beetles.


Hylephila

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη f (hū́lē, “woods, trees, forest”) + -phila (“-lover”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain skippers.


Acanthosyris

→ Greek: ακανθοσυρίς (akanthosyrís)

acantho- (“thorny”) + Latin osyris (“kind of plant”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae.


Galerina

→ Russian: галери́на (galerína)

Latin galērum (“helmet; hat, cap”) + -ina

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenogastraceae – certain mushrooms.


Schizopodidae

A taxonomic family within the superfamily Buprestoidea – bullet-shaped beetles with distinctive metallic colours.

†Electrapate

family): Dystaxia, Glyptoscelimorpha, Schizopus (genera


Coelophrys

coelo- (“hollow”) + Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ogcocephalidae – certain batfish.


Cyrtonops

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Cyrtonopini – certain disteniid beetles.


Oligolimax

Either oligo- + Latin līmāx f or oligo- + Limax f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Vitrinidae – certain southern-European land snails.


Chasmogenus

Ancient Greek χάσμα n (khásma, “abyss, cliff, chasm”) + -genus m (“origin”), literally “abyss-created”

water scavenger beetles
water scavenger beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrophilidae – various water scavenger beetles.


Schaueria

/ˌʃaʊ.wɚˈɹi.ə/

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – certain flowering plants endemic to Brazil.


Munida

Possibly a variant of Latin mūnītus (“fortified, protected”), though unlikely.

A taxonomic genus within the family Munididae – very many squat lobsters.


Pediocactus

→ English: pediocactus

→ Esperanto: pediokakto

→ Greek: πεδιόκακτος (pediókaktos)

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педиока́ктус

→ Russian: педиока́ктус (pediokáktus)

Ancient Greek πεδίον (pedíon, “field, plain”) + New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – plains cactus.

Pediocactus simpsonii

mountain ball cactus, Simpson's hedgehog cactus, snowball pediocactus, mountain cactus, Simpson’s footcactus, Simpson’s hedgehog cactus


Swainsona

Czech: svensona

→ English: swainsona

→ Russian: свайнсона (svajnsona)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – swainsonas.


Phanera

→ English: phanera

From Ancient Greek φᾰνερᾱ́ f (phanerā́), feminine of Ancient Greek φᾰνερός m (phanerós).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Cercidoideae – phaneras.


Erodius

darkling beetles
darkling beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Erodiini – various darkling beetles.


Ooctonus

oo- (“egg”) + Ancient Greek -κτόνος m or f (-któnos, “-killer”), literally “egg-killer”

A taxonomic genus within the family Mymaridae – certain fairyflies.


Stenodynerus rudus

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – a species of potter wasps.


Polyptychus

Borrowed from Latin polyptychus, from Ancient Greek πολύπτῠχος (polúptukhos, “many-folded, manifold”).

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Smerinthini – certain sphinx moths.


Megachile ruda

Creightonella ruda Pasteels, 1965: 16, 35.
 Megachile ruda (Pasteels) comb. nov.

2006 March 1st, Connal Desmond Eardley, Rosalind Patricia Urban, “Taxonomic name changes in Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)” (pages 161–174), in African Entomology, volume 14, number 1, Pretoria: Entomological Society of Southern Africa, →ISSN, page 170/1:

A taxonomic species within the family Megachilidae – a species of leafcutter bees.


Arbutus andrachne

Latin arbutus m + Ancient Greek ἀνδράχνη f (andrákhnē, “wild strawberry”)

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – Greek strawberry, Greek strawberry tree.


Eublepharis

→ Russian: эублефа́р (eublefár)

eu- + Ancient Greek βλεφᾰρῐ́ς f (blepharís, “eyelash”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Eublepharidae – the leopard geckos.


Cleistocactus

→ English: cleistocactus

→ Polish: kleistokaktus

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клейстока́ктус

→ Russian: клейстока́ктус (klejstokáktus)

→ Serbo-Croatian: klejstokaktus

→ Slovak: kleistokaktus

Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”, adjective) + New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – cleistocactus.


Rhynchalastor

Presumably a compound of Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, muzzle, beak, bill”) + ἀλάστωρ (alástōr, “avenging deity, destroying angel”).

compound

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – dozens of species of Afrotropical potter wasps.


Creightonella ruda

Megachile ruda
Megachile ruda#Translingual


Scotorepens

scoto- (“darkness”) + Latin rēpēns (“creeping”), literally “darkness-creeping”

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Nycticeiini – certain bats.


Ceragenia

Ancient Greek κέρας n (kéras, “horn”) + New Latin -genia f (“-geny”)

longhorn beetles
longhorn beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Trachyderini – certain cerambycine longhorn beetles.


Acacia dictyophleba

Acacia f + New Latin dictyophleba f (“net-veined”).

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – sandhill wattle, of Australia.


Begonia wageneriana

Begonia f + wageneriana f (“Wagner's”, literally “Wagnerian”), literally “Wagnerian begonia”; originally Moschkowitzia wageneriana.

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A taxonomic species within the family Begoniaceae – a kind of begonia.


Dendrostoma

A taxonomic genus within the order Diaporthales – various plant-borne fungi.


Pentarthrum

penta- (“five”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον n (árthron, “joint, limb”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils.


Aphonopelma

a- (negating prefix) + phono- (“noise”) + Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ n (pélma, “sole (of the foot)”), literally “soundless-soled”.

A taxonomic genus within the family Theraphosidae – various New World tarantulas.


Thynnus

Borrowed from Latin thynnus (“tuna”). Doublet of Thunnus.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Thynninae – certain tiphiid wasps.


Calligrapha

calli- (“beautiful”) + Ancient Greek γρᾰφή f (graphḗ, “drawing, painting”)

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Chrysomelini – certain leaf beetles.


Andropromachus

andro- (“human, man”) + Ancient Greek πρόμᾰχος m (prómakhos, “champion”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasmatidae – certain large, spiky stick insects from southern China and northern Vietnam.


Rhizopogon rudus

1966 March, Alexander Hanchett Smith, Sanford Myron Zeller, “7. Rhizopogon rudus A. H. Smith, sp. nov.” (protologue), in A Preliminary Account of the North American Species of Rhizopogon (Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden; Volume 14, Number 2), New York: New York Botanical Garden, →ISSN, pages 34–35

A taxonomic species within the family Rhizopogonaceae – an ectomycorrhizal fungus distinguished by basidiocarps which, pallid at first, turn sayal brown with handling; by its essentially nonamyloid spores measuring 6–7.5 × 2.2–2.5 μm; and by the lack of intracellular pigment and the presence of giant cells (measuring 25–75 μm) in its peridium.


Unio rudus

Diplodon delodontus
Diplodon delodontus#Translingual


Diplodon delodontus

A taxonomic species within the family Hyriidae – a species of freshwater pearly mussels, native to Uruguay.


Diplodon

Presumably a compound of Ancient Greek δῐπλόος (diplóos, “twofold, double”) + ὀδών (odṓn), Ionic form of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

compound

A taxonomic genus within the family Hyriidae – a genus of freshwater pearly mussels.


Anochetus

Ancient Greek ἄνω (ánō, “above, up”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “mane, bristle”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – small-sized carnivorous ants of the Old World and New World.


Creightonella

Named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell for Dr Frederick Creighton Wellman, who collected the holotypes of Megachile ianthoptera and Megachile mitimia: English Creighton + Latin -ella.

Another species of Creightonella, differing by the colour of the hair on the tarsi and ventral abdominal segments, &c., has been described by Friese (Zeits. f. Hym. Dipt. 1903, p. 273) as M. sexdentata. Unfortunately this name was used by Robertson in 1895 for an American species, so it will have to be changed. M. mandibulata, Smith, is also perhaps a Creightonella, but this cannot be definitely determined without an examination of the types.

1908 June, Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, “A New Subgenus of African Bees” (pages 146–147), in Richard South, editor, The Entomologist, volume XLI, number 541 (in English), London: West, Newman & Co. · Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 147:

1965 May, Jean Jules Pasteels, Révision des Megachilidae (Hymenoptera Apoidea) de l’Afrique noire (Annalen · Annales – Reeks in-8º · Série in-8º – Zoölogische wetenschappen · Sciences zoologiques; № 137), volume I: Les genres Creightoniella, Chalicodoma et Megachile (s. str.) (in French), Tervuren: Koninklĳk Museum voor Midden-Afrika · Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, →LCCN, →OCLC

1970 December 30th, Jean Jules Pasteels, “Espèces nouvelles de Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoïdea) d’Afrique Noire: 1. Genres Creightonella Cockerell et Chalicodoma Lepeletier”, in Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines, volume LXXXII, numbers 3–4 (in French), →ISSN, pages 205–232

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Megachile – a subgenus of leafcutter bees.


Stenodynerus

Presumably Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) + Odynerus.

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Odynerus – a subgenus of potter wasps, most of whose species lack a transverse carina on the first metasomal tergum.


Loranthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Santalales – showy mistletoes.

Loranthus

Amyeminae, Dendrophthoinae, Emelianthinae, Ileostylinae, Loranthinae, Scurrulinae, Tapinanthinae – subtribes in Lorantheae; Ligarinae, Notantherinae, Psittacanthinae, Tupeinae – subtribes in Psittacantheae


Pseudomonadota

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria.

Epsilonproteobacteria

class; possibly phylum Campylobaceriota, based on recent analysis


Arinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Psittacidae – parrots of the Neotropics.


Pellicia ruda

Nisoniades macarius
Nisoniades macarius#Translingual


Pellicia

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – spread-winged skippers.


Nisoniades

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – a genus of tufted skippers.


Nisoniades macarius

A taxonomic species within the family Hesperiidae – the Macarius tufted skipper, found throughout Central and South America.


Pellicia macarius

Hier folgt eine Gruppe, welche ich nach Herrn Plötz’s Vorschlag als eigene Gattung

1870, Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, “Prodromus Systematis Lepidopterorum. Vierte Lieferung; Fortsetzung zu pg. 204 des Corr. Blattes 1869.” (pages 154–160), in Correspondenz-Blatt des zoologisch-mineralogischen Vereines in Regensburg., 24. Jahrgang., numbers 9–10 (in German), Regensburg: die F. Neubauer’sche Buchdruckerei (Chr. Krug’s Wittwe), pages 159–160:

(basionym) Synonym of Nisoniades macarius


Pekania pennanti

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – fisher, fisher cat, of North America.


Leptomyrmex

From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) (compare English lepto-) + μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – Any species of slender, long-legged ants native to East Indonesia and Oceania; the Spider ants.


Myrmex

From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain antlike weevils.


Kalathomyrmex

From Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos, “basket”) + μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), referring to the psammophore

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Kalathomyrmex emeryi
Kalathomyrmex emeryi#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – a monotypic genus native to South America ― Kalathomyrmex emeryi.


Polyrhachis

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + ῥάχῐς (rhákhis, “spine”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae.


Phanerochaetaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Polyporales – Certain crust fungi and related species.


Monstersauria

A clade of anguimorph lizards, defined as all taxa more closely related to Heloderma than Varanus, by which definition it is believed to be polyphyletic.


Appendicula

→ English: appendicula

Learned borrowing from Latin appendicula f (“small appendix”).

lbor

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Epidendroideae – appendiculas.


Tmesisternus

Ancient Greek τμῆσῐς f (tmêsis, “cutting”) + New Latin sternum n (“sternum”) + -us m

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flat-faced longhorn beetles
flat-faced longhorn#English

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Lamiinae – certain flat-faced longhorn beetles.


Lioplax

lio- (“smooth”, from Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos)) + Ancient Greek πλάξ f (pláx, “flat, broad surface”)

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">λεῖος</i> (leîos)

A taxonomic genus within the family Viviparidae – certain river snails.


Coccinella septempunctata

A taxonomic species within the family Coccinellidae – common ladybug, seven-spot ladybird, seven-spotted ladybug (in North America).


Argentina anserina

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – common silverweed, silverweed cinquefoil, found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere.


Macrolepiota procera

A taxonomic species within the family Agaricaceae – parasol mushroom.


Odontarrhena

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – numerous flowering plants.

genus): Odontarrhena obovata (type species

For other species see Odontarrhena on Wikipedia. and Odontarrhena


Echinocardium

→ Italian: echinocardio

echino- (“spiky, sea urchin”) + Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ f (kardíā, “heart”) + -ium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Loveniidae – various sea urchins.


Cymbaria

Latin cymba f (“boat”) + -aria f (plant-name suffix)

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – a few semi-parasitic flowering plants, the range of which extends from Ukraine to Manchuria.


Vampyroteuthis

Latin vampyrus (“vampire”) + -teuthis (“squid”), literally “vampire squid”.

A taxonomic genus within the family Vampyroteuthidae – the vampire squid.


Bjerkandera

From Swedish Bjerkander (surname) + -a f. Eponymized from Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Meruliaceae – various mushrooms.


Lehmannia

From German Lehmann (surname) + -ia, of unknown eponymy.

A taxonomic genus within the family Limacidae – various limacine slugs.


Scorpidium

Possibly from Latin scorpius m (“scorpion”, noun) + -idium (diminutive), or possibly from a New Latin form of Ancient Greek σκορπίδιον n (skorpídion).

A taxonomic genus within the family Amblystegiaceae – scorpidium moss or scorpion moss, certain feather mosses.


Berberis rotundifolia

Berberis f (“barberry”) + New Latin rotundifolia f (“round-leaved, rotundifolious”), literally “round-leaved barberry”.

A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae.


Crustoderma

Latin crusta f (“crust”) + -derma n (“skin”), literally “crust-skin”

A taxonomic genus within the family Meruliaceae – various fungi.


Parasenecio

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – principally of Asia.


Attercopus

From Northern England English attercop (“spider”), suffixed with a faux-Latinate -us m, due to the arachnid's spider-like appearance. Further from Middle English attercoppe and Old English ātorcoppe f.

A taxonomic genus within the order Uraraneida – an extinct species of arachnid.


Ramaria

Latin rāmus m (“branch”) + -aria f (“-ary”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gomphaceae – certain coral fungi.


Atroxima

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygalaceae.


Aphanochaete

aphano- (“invisible”) + Ancient Greek χαίτη f (khaítē, “hair”)

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


Aloe babatiensis

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→ Chinese: 巴巴蒂蘆薈／巴巴蒂芦荟 (bābādì lúhuì) (calque)

Aloe f (“aloe”, genus name) + New Latin babatiensis (“of Babati”, adjective). The specific name derives from English Babati (“town in Tanzania”, proper noun) + Latin -ēnsis (“-ese”, toponymous adjectival suffix). The placename likely derives from a Bantu language.

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A taxonomic species within the family Asphodelaceae or Xanthorrhoeaceae – a critically-endangered species of aloe from northern Tanzania, found first in the small town of Babati.


Ammobates

→ German: Sandgängerbiene (calque)

→ Greek: αμμοβάτης (ammovátis)

ammo- (“sand”, from Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos)) + -bates m (“-walker, one who walks upon”, from Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της (-bátēs)), literally “sand-walker”.

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἄμμος</i> (ámmos)

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">-βᾰ́της</i> (-bátēs)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – cuckoo bees found in Africa, Europe, and South America.


Helcion

From a New Latin form of Ancient Greek ἑλκίον n (helkíon, “yoke”). While the gender of the etymological root of this term is neuter, the genus itself is masculine.

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


Sphodropoda

Ancient Greek σφοδρός m (sphodrós, “violent; strong; excessive”) + -poda (“-footed”).

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Miomantini – a few mantises.


Herotilapia

Derived from Tilapia f, from Tswana tlhapi (“fish”), with an unidentified prefix.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Cichlasomatinae – the rainbow cichlid.


Dypsis

Speculated to be related to Ancient Greek δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”), but with a tenuous connection.

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain palm trees of Africa.


Huberia

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain plants.

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain ants.


Dicyphus

di- (“two”) + Ancient Greek κῡφός m (kūphós, “bend, curve”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – certain mirids or plant bugs.


Liachirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Soleidae – certain soles.


Grubbia

Swedish Grubb + -ia f, named after Swedish botanist Michael Grubb.

A taxonomic genus within the family Grubbiaceae – certain plants.


Echinanthera

Possibly from echino- (“spiny”) + Latin anthēra (“flower-medicine, anther”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Dipsadinae – certain colubrid snakes.


Satyrus actaea

From the now-obsolete taxonomic name Papilio actaea. The specific epithet is a Romanization of Ancient Greek ἀκταία f (aktaía), a variation of Ancient Greek ἀκτέᾱ f (aktéā, “Sambucus nigra”).

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brush-footed butterfly

A taxonomic species within the family Nymphalidae – black satyr, a brush-footed butterfly.


Canistrum

Borrowed from Latin canistrum n (“wicker basket”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́νᾰστρον n (kánastron, “wicker basket”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Bromelioideae – certain tropical plants.

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


Rhododendron concinnum

The specific epithet is from Latin concinnus (“pleasant”).

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – a kind of rhododendron native to parts of China.


Cephalophyllum

A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – certain succulents.


Botryobasidium

Ancient Greek βότρῠς (bótrus, “bunch of grapes”) + New Latin basidium n (“basidium”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Botryobasidiaceae – certain fungi.


Tillandsia rauschii

Tillandsia f (genus name) + rauschii (eponym).

A taxonomic species within the family Bromeliaceae – a grass native to Bolivia.


Ophiomyxa

ophio- (“snake”) + Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ f (múxa)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiomyxidae – certain brittle stars.


Sinomenium

English: sinomenine

sino- (“Chinese, China”) + Ancient Greek μήνη (mḗnē, “moon”, in reference to the related Menispermum genus) + -ium n.

A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae.


Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia

Brassica oleracea + var. + New Latin palmifolius (“palm-leaved”, adjective).

A taxonomic variety within the family Brassiceae – Lacinato kale, (palm cabbage, tree kale, a variety of kale used in Italian cuisine.


Tetragonia echinata

Tetragonia f (genus name) + Latin echinātus (“prickly”)

A taxonomic species within the family Aizoaceae – of South Africa.


Garcinieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Clusiaceae – allanbackias, garcinias and rheedias.


Spaniocentra

Ancient Greek σπᾰ́νῐος (spánios, “rare, uncommon”) + Latin centrum n (“center”) + -a f.

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Hemitheini – certain green geometrid moths.


Harpactorinae

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


Potentilla delphinensis

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→ French: potentille du Dauphiné (calque)

Potentilla f + Latin delphīnēnsis m or f (“Dauphiné, France”, relational adjective)

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A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – the Dauphiné cinquefoil.


Helicoidei

A taxonomic infraorder within the suborder Helicina – helicoid and sagdoid snails.


Mochokidae

English: mochokid

A taxonomic family within the order Siluriformes – mochokid catfish.


Chenopodieae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Chenopodioideae – many amaranthaceous plants.


Hermannieae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Byttnerioideae – dicarpidiums, gilesias, hermannias, melochias and waltherias.


Atriplex intracontinentalis

Atriplex f + New Latin intracontinentalis m or f (“intracontinental”)

A taxonomic species within the family Amaranthaceae.


Ambassidae

A taxonomic family within the series Ovalentaria – Asiatic glassfish.


Anisolabididae

A taxonomic family within the superfamily Anisolabidoidea – anisolabidid earwigs.


Paspaleae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Poaceae – many large grass genera.

Achlaena

(tribe): Arthropogoninae, Otachyriinae, Paspalinae – subtribes


Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Rhynchocyclus m + New Latin brevirōstris (“short-billed”)

A taxonomic species within the family Tyrannidae – eye-ringed flatbill.


Anthracus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθρακος m (ánthrakos, “of charcoal”, genitive noun), from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ m (ánthrax, “charcoal”, nominative noun).

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


Thyroptera

Ancient Greek θῠρεός m (thureós, “discal, ovaline, shieldlike”) + -ptera (“wing”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Thyropteridae – disk-winged bats.


Bredia

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae.


Pachygone

pachy- (“thick”) + Ancient Greek γονή f (gonḗ).

A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae – of tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific.


Corixidea

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Schizopterinae – certain schizopterids.


Helicopsis

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


Vestalenula

Seemingly suffixed with -ula f (diminutive suffix). Possibly Latin: Vestalis + Latin: enula (“Inula”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Darwinulidae – certain ostracods formerly included in genus Darwinula.


Cnethodonta

Ancient Greek κνήθω (knḗthō, “to scratch, to gash”, verb) + -odonta f (“tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Dicranurini – certain moths.


Rissoina

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


Mallotus philippensis

A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – kamala tree, red kamala, kumkum tree, monkey-face tree, of tropical Asia and Australia.


Dendromyrmex

Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)

Camponotus (Dendromyrmex)
Wikispecies:Camponotus (Dendromyrmex)

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Formicidae – synonym of Camponotus (Dendromyrmex).

For species see Dendromyrmex available from http:

T. (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera.

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae.


Paleolepidopterites

A taxonomic genus within the order Lepidoptera – certain extinct lepidopteran insects.


Psephellus

From Ancient Greek ψέφᾰς n (pséphas, “gloom, darkness”) + Latin -ellus m (diminutive suffix)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowering plants of eastern Europe and western Asia.

Psephellus dealbatus

Persian cornflower, whitewash cornflower


Parvulastra

Latin parvulus (“smaller”, comparative adjective) + Latin astrum (“star”) + -a f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asterinidae – certain starfish.


Endeavouria

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Caenoplanini – certain terrestrial worms.


Pirata

Borrowed from Latin pīrāta m (“pirate”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Piratinae – certain wolf spiders.


Largus

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Largini – certain heteropterans.


Argyronympha

argyro- (“silver”) + Latin nympha f (“nymph”).

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brush-footed butterfly

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


Malcus

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Malcinae – certain true bugs.


Orthetrum

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ortho- (“mouth”) + Ancient Greek ἦτρον n (êtron, “abdomen”)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Libellulinae – certain dragonflies.


Rhododendron valentinianum

Rhododendron n + Latin valentīniānum (“Valentinian; of Valentine”).

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae.


Barroeca monosierra

A taxonomic species within the family Salpingoecidae – an extremophile colonial choanoflagellate discovered at arsenic-laden Mono Lake in California.


Amphinome rostrata

A taxonomic species within the family Amphinomidae – a venomous sea worm, a bristleworm.


Neurospora intermedia

A taxonomic species within the family Sordariaceae – a fungus coming into use in food production, as for red oncom, a meat substitute.


Cryptomeria japonica

A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae – Japanese cedar, long ago introduced to China, in the 19th century to the Azores, now widely introduced as an ornamental.


Ajuga chamaepitys

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – yellow bugle, Chian bugle, or ground pine, of Europe, the eastern part of the Mediterranean, and North Africa.


Auricularia auricula-judae

A taxonomic species within the family Auriculariaceae – wood ear, jelly ear, Jew's ear.


Tapinoma melanocephalum

the Epithet from Latin melanocephalus (“black-headed”), the Latin from μέλας (mélas, “black”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – the ghost ant.


Rhamphospermum arvense

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – charlock, charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, found in Europe, temperate North Africa, Eurasia, and the Middle East; also widely naturalized.


Sicariidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – six-eyed venomous spiders known for their potentially necrotic bites.


Loxosceles

Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “not straight; crossing, oblique”) + Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumor, hernia”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sicariidae – recluse spiders.


Antennaria dioica

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – mountain everlasting, stoloniferous pussytoes, cat's foot, or cudweed.


Deltistes luxatus

A taxonomic species within the family Catostomidae – Lost River sucker or c'waam.


Chasmistes brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Catostomidae – shortnose sucker or koptu.


Psophocarpus

Ancient Greek ψόφος (psóphos) + Ancient Greek κᾰρπός (karpós).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.


Pelophylax

Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “clay”) + Ancient Greek φῠ́λᾰξ (phúlax, “guard, sentry”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranidae – certain frogs.


Sphenopholis

→ English: wedgescale (calque)

spheno- (“wedge”) + Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholís, “scale”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – wedgescale, of North America and Hawaii.


Grypotyphlops

Latin grȳpus (“hook-nosed”) + Typhlops m

A taxonomic genus within the family Typhlopidae – beaked worm snake, Grypotyphlops acutus.


Hymenomycetes

(taxonomy, obsolete) Formerly, the largest taxonomic group of fungi within the phylum Basidiomycota.


Conulus

A taxonomic genus within the family Conulidae.


Termioptycha

Ancient Greek τέρμιος m (térmios) + Ancient Greek πτῠχή f (ptukhḗ, “fold”)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Epipaschiinae.


Chlorobalius

chloro- (“green”) + Ancient Greek βᾰλῐός m (baliós, “spotted”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Listroscelidinae – the spotted predatory katydid.


Saponaria calabrica

A taxonomic species within the family Caryophyllaceae – Adriatic soapwort, native to Italy, Greece, Crete, and certain other Mediterranean islands.


Chondroscaphe

chondro- (“grain”) + Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη (skáphē, “bowl”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – of northwestern South America and southeastern Central America.


Copidognathus

Ancient Greek κοπῐ́ς f (kopís, “cleaver”) + Ancient Greek γνᾰ́θος m (gnáthos, “jaw”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Halacaridae.


Stenophlebia

steno- (“narrow, thin”) + Ancient Greek φλέψ f (phléps, “vein”) + -ia f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Stenophlebiidae – certain extinct dragonflies.


Plectocephalus

Latin plectō (“to weave, to braid”, verb) + -cephalus (“head”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – principally of the Americas.


Sciadophycus

Ancient Greek σκῐᾰ́ς f (skiás, “canopy”) + Ancient Greek φῦκος n (phûkos, “seaweed”).

A taxonomic genus within the order Rhodymeniales.


Pharyngochromis

pharyngo- (“throat”) + Latin chromis f (“type of fish”)

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Haplochromini.


Fibraurea

A taxonomic genus within the family Menispermaceae – certain plants of tropical Asia.


Erythrolamprus

erythro- (“red”) + Ancient Greek λᾰμπρός m (lamprós, “bright, radiant”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Dipsadinae.


Trichocline

tricho- (“hair”) + Ancient Greek κλῑ́νη f (klī́nē, “bed, couch”).

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Mutisieae.


Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis

A novel bacterium that is isolated from an oil-polluted sample.


Atlantogenata

A taxonomic magnorder within the class Mammalia.


Carybdea

A taxonomic genus within the family Carybdeidae.


Dudleya nesiotica

Dudleya f + nesioticus (“insular, nesiotic”).

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A taxonomic species within the family Crassulaceae – Santa Cruz Island liveforever.


Pulchriphyllium

Latin pulcher (“beautiful”) + Phyllium n (“genus of leaf insects”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Phylliidae – certain leaf insects.


Cyperus echinatus

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – globe flatsedge.


Didymocarpus

Ancient Greek δῐ́δῠμος m (dídumos, “double, twin”) + Ancient Greek καρπός m (karpós, “fruit”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – found in tropical Asia.


Empusidae

A taxonomic family within the order Mantodea – certain plant-mimicking mantises.


Sommieria

French Sommier + -ia f, named after Stefano Sommier.

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – native to New Guinea.


Maesa

Borrowed from Spanish maesa f (“mastress”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Maesoideae.


Stachys spathulata

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae.


Branta bernicla nigricans

A taxonomic subspecies within the subfamily Anserinae – the black brant.


Meteorium

A taxonomic genus within the family Meteoriaceae.


Munidopsis sedna

A taxonomic species within the family Munidopsidae – Mistress of the Sea squat lobster, found near deep-sea vents.


Populus hsinganica

Populus f + hsinganicus (“of Hinggan (興安／兴安 (Xīng'ān)), Inner Mongolia”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Salicaceae – Hinggan poplar.


Astragalus subuliformis

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – of cool-temperate parts of central Eurasia.

астрага́л шилови́дный

vernacular names of Astragalus subuliformis


Pteroptochos megapodius

Pteroptochos m + megapodius (“large-footed”).

A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocryptidae – the moustached turca.


Dryinus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρύϊνος m (drúïnos, “oaken; stubborn”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Dryininae – certain chrysidoid wasps.


Phacelia curvipes

A taxonomic species within the family Boraginaceae – Washoe phacelia or Washoe scorpionweed.


Aviatyrannis

Possibly from Latin avia (“grandmother”) + Latin tyrannis (“tyrant”, genitive noun).

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A taxonomic genus within the clade Coelurosauria.


Ellobiida

A taxonomic order within the superorder Eupulmonata – many snails.


Scalibregmatidae

A taxonomic family within the subfamily Scolecida – certain marine worms.


Eustoma

→ Armenian: էուստոմա (ēustoma)

→ Bulgarian: еусто́ма (eustóma)

→ Finnish: eustoma

→ Japanese: ユーストマ

→ Malayalam: യൂസ്റ്റോമ (yūsṟṟōma)

→ Russian: эусто́ма (eustóma)

→ Ukrainian: еусто́ма (eustóma)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae – lisianthus or prairie gentian, of southwestern US and northeastern Mexixo.

էուստոմա

genus of flowers — see also genus of flowers


Trogloraptoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – large cave spiders.


Trogloraptor

From Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole, cave”) + Latin raptor (“thief, robber”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Trogloraptoridae – large cave spiders.


Triepeolus

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Epeolini – certain cuckoo bees.


Decaloba

deca- (“ten”) + Latin lobus (“lobe”) + -a f.

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A taxonomic subgenus within the family Passifloraceae – Passiflora subg. Decaloba.


Rhadinocentrus

Ancient Greek ῥᾰδῐνός (rhadinós, “slender, thin”) + Latin centrum (“center”) + -us m.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Melanotaeniidae – ornate rainbowfish.


Pterogobius

A taxonomic genus within the family Oxudercidae – certain gobies.


Pilosella

Latin pilōsus (“hairy”) + -ella f (diminutive).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain plants referred to as hawkweeds, often included in the genus Hieracium.

Pilosella officinarum

mouse-ear hawkweed; syn. Hieracium pilosella


Arietites

Latin ariēs (“ram, male sheep”) + -ites m, upon the ammonites' resemblance to rams' horns.

A taxonomic genus within the family Arietitidae – certain ammonites.


Parviflorae

Borrowed from Latin parviflōrae, feminine plural of Latin parviflōrus (“small-flowered”, adjective).

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Anemone sect. Anemone
Wikispecies:Anemone sect. Anemone

A taxonomic subsection within the section Anemone sect. Anemone – Anemone subsect. Parviflorae.

Dracula subsect. Dracula
Wikispecies:Dracula subsect. Dracula

A taxonomic series within the subsection Dracula subsect. Dracula – Dracula ser. Parviflorae.

(obsolete) A taxonomic section within the genus Aloe – Aloe sect. Parviflorae, now Haworthiopsis.

(obsolete) A taxonomic section within the genus Oenothera – Oenothera sect. Parviflorae, now Oenothera sect. Oenothera.

(obsolete) A taxonomic section within the genus Digitalis – Digitalis sect. Parviflorae, now Digitalis sect. Tubiflorae.


Wakaleo

Dieri waka (“little, small”) + Latin leō m (“lion”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Thylacoleonidae.


Sichuanchelys

Chinese 四川 (Sìchuān) + Latin chelys f (“tortoise”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sichuanchelyidae.


Hymenochaete

Ancient Greek ῠ̔μήν m (humḗn, “membrane”) + Ancient Greek χαίτη f (khaítē, “hair”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenochaetaceae.


Aristocypha

aristo- (“best”, Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρῐστος (áristos)) + Ancient Greek κῡφός (kūphós, “bent forward”).

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ᾰ̓́ρῐστος</i> (áristos)

A taxonomic genus within the family Chlorocyphidae.


Sedeveria

Blend of Sedum + Echeveria, the nothogenus's formula hybridae.

A taxonomic nothogenus within the tribe Sedeae – certain succulents.


Leionema

leio- (“smooth”, Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos)) + -nema (“thread”, Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêma)), literally “smooth thread.”

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">λεῖος</i> (leîos)

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">νῆμᾰ</i> (nêma)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Zanthoxyloideae.


Eryma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔρῠμᾰ n (éruma, “stronghold, protection”), in reference to the crustacean's exoskeleton.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Erymidae – certain extinct lobster-like crustaceans.


Vimba

From Swedish vimba (modern Swedish vimma), possibly from Finnic (compare Finnish vimpa).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the vimbas.


Syzygieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Myrtaceae.


Hemiplax

hemi- (“half”) + Ancient Greek πλάξ f (pláx, “tail fin(s)”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Macrophthalminae – certain crabs.


Anacampserotaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – certain succulents.


Xiphophoraceae

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


Dichotomaria

Ancient Greek δῐχότομος (dikhótomos, “bisected; cut in half”) + -aria f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Galaxauraceae – certain red algae.


Sinodendron

By surface analysis, Sino- (“China”) + -dendron n (“tree”, Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron)).

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Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">δένδρον</i> (déndron)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Syndesinae.


Agrimonieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae – certain rose-family plants.


Cereeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cactaceae – certain cactuses.


Tachyporinae

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


Zamiineae

A taxonomic suborder within the order Cycadales.


Ambigolimax

Latin ambigō (“to wander”, verb) + Limax m, literally “wandering slug”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Limacidae – certain limacine slugs.


Buprestinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Buprestidae – many jewel beetles.


Salviinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Lamiaceae.


Eucalyptus subg. Symphyomyrtus

Symphyomyrtus is obsolete genus name, synonymized with Eucalyptus.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Myrtaceae – symphyomyrtles.


Brachyscominae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Ajugoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lamiaceae – ajuga subfamily plants.

Aegiphila

(subfamily): Ajugeae, Clerodendreae, Rotheceae, Teucrieae – tribes


Ruschioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Aizoaceae – certain succulents.


Melaleuceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Myrtaceae – principally of Australia.


Gentianeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Gentianaceae – certain gentian-family plants.


Olyreae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Bambusoideae – certain bamboos.


Cossoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Scarinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scaridae – scarine parrotfishes.


Athetini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Aleocharinae – certain aleocharine rove beetles.


Pyralinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pyralidae – certain pyralid snout moths.


Grevilleoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Proteaceae.


Tillandsieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Bromeliaceae – tillandsias and related flowering plants.


Atractus

→ Chinese: 箭蛇 (jiànshé) (calque)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτρακτος m or f (átraktos, “spindle, arrow”).

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A taxonomic genus within the order Colubroidea – certain colubrid or dipsadid snakes.


Brachydiplax

brachy- (“short”, Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús)) + Ancient Greek δίπλαξ m or f (díplax, “twofold, double”)

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Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">βρᾰχῠ́ς</i> (brakhús)

A taxonomic genus within the family Libellulidae – certain dragonflies.


Helianthinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae – sunflowers and similar flowering plants.


Thamnosophis

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

A taxonomic genus within the suborder Serpentes – certain snakes, of disputed taxonomy.


Pemphredon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεμφρηδών m (pemphrēdṓn). It is unknown for what reason the gender changed from masculine in Ancient Greek to feminine as a genus name.

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


Typhlonarke

Ancient Greek τῠφλός (tuphlós, “blind”) + Narke f (“stingray genus”, from Ancient Greek νάρκη (nárkē))

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">νάρκη</i> (nárkē)

A taxonomic genus within the family Narkidae – certain sleeper rays.


Nebula

Borrowed from Latin nebula (“fog, cloud, vapor”).

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


Euthria

Prefixed with eu- (“true”). The prefix eu- and the 'th' digraph suggests an Ancient Greek origin.

A taxonomic genus within the family Buccinidae – certain whelks.


Hellenolacerta

Helleno- (“Greece”) + Lacerta (“lizard”), because of the genus's range.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards endemic to the Peloponnese peninsula.


Ameridelphia

A taxonomic superorder within the class Mammalia – opossums and shrew opossums.


Thespieus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσπῐεύς m (Thespieús, “Thespian, someone from Thespiae”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain skippers.


Hepatus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἥπᾰτος (hḗpatos), genitive singular of Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ n (hêpar, “liver”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Aethridae – certain crabs.


Yinotheria

A taxonomic subclass within the class Mammalia – the egg-laying mammals.


Polypogon

poly- (“multiple”) + Ancient Greek πώγων m (pṓgōn, “beard”). While 'πώγων' ends with the typical neuter suffix '-ων', it is masculine, not neuter or feminine, so it is unknown why the grammatical genders changed in these genera.

Polypogon australis

Chilean rabbitsfoot grass, Chilean beard grass

Polypogon interruptus

ditch rabbitsfoot grass, ditch beard grass, ditch polypogon

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain owlet moths.

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass.


Scopulariopsis

From Scopularia (nomen illegitimum, syn. of Chamaedoris) + -opsis.

A taxonomic genus within the family Microascaceae – certain fungi.


Curruca mystacea

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


Ardenna carneipes

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the flesh-footed shearwater.


Feronia elephantum

Limonia acidissima
Limonia acidissima#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Rutaceae – Synonym of Limonia acidissima, wood apple, elephant apple.


Lysimachia nummularia

A taxonomic species within the family Primulaceae – moneywort, creeping jenny, native to Europe.


Tayassu pecari

white-lipped peccary
white-lipped peccary

A taxonomic species within the family Tayassuidae – white-lipped peccary, of Central and South America.


Cylindera

Seemingly from English cylinder + -a f. Contrast Latin cylindrus and Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kúlindros).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicindelidae – certain tiger beetles.


Agaue

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγαυή (agauḗ), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). Doublet of Agave.

A taxonomic genus within the family Halacaridae – certain mites.


Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – softstem bulrush, grey club-rush, great bulrush, widely distributed.


Cicer arietinum

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – chickpea, garbanzo bean, gram, native to the Middle East, widely introduced.


Musa acuminata

A taxonomic species within the family Musaceae – a banana of southeastern Asia.


Berberis aquifolium

A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae – Oregon grape, holly leaved barberry, of western North America.


Asplenium ceterach

A taxonomic species within the family Aspleniaceae – rustyback fern.


Osmerus eperlanus

A taxonomic species within the family Osmeridae – European smelt, found from the Baltic to the Bay of Biscay.


Sitophilus granarius

A taxonomic species within the family Curculionidae – wheat weevil, granary weevil, grain weevil.


Populus deltoides

A taxonomic species within the family Salicaceae – eastern cottonwood, principally of of central and eastern US.


Picea pungens

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – a spruce with blue-green needles, of the mountains of Colorado and neighboring US states, often planted as an ornamental.


Salix viminalis

A taxonomic species within the family Salicaceae – common osier, basket willow, native to western Eurasia and the Himalayas.


Pueraria montana

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – kudzu vine, Japanese arrowroot, of east Asia and Pacific islands.


Syncerus caffer

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – African buffalo, Cape buffalo.


Caesalpinia pulcherrima

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – poinciana, peacock flower, of the New World tropics and subtropics.

Poinciana pulcherrima

(species): red bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, gold mohur, Mexican bird of paradise, pride of Barbados, flower-fence


Solanum torvum

A taxonomic species within the family Solanaceae – turkey berry, devil's fig, native to the New World, but widely introduced, its fruit used as a food, and its roots and stem as a rootstock for other Solanum species.


Geranium robertianum

A taxonomic species within the family Geraniaceae – herb Robert, native to temperate Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.


Mercurialis perennis

A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – dog's mercury, a toxic woodlands plant found in most Europe, the Caucasus, Turkey, and Iran.


Choeropsis liberiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Hippopotamidae – pygmy hippopotamus of parts of west Africa.


SRG SSR

(broadcasting) The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.


Rhododendron maoerense

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – of China.


Promyrmekiaphila

pro- (“similar to”) + Myrmekiaphila f (“genus of wafer trapdoor spiders”)

wafer trapdoor spiders
wafer trapdoor spider#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyrtaucheniidae – certain wafer trapdoor spiders endemic to California.


Luffa echinata

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лю́ффа колю́чая

→ Russian: лю́ффа колю́чая (ljúffa koljúčaja) (calque)

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – a species of loofah.


Arthoniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Arthoniales – certain lichens.


Acanthoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Acanthaceae.

Acanthus

(subfamily): Acantheae, Andrographideae, Barlerieae, Justicieae, Neuracantheae, Physacantheae, Ruellieae, Whitfieldieae – tribes


Ophiocordycipitaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Hypocreales – certain fungi.


Dryadoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rosaceae.


Hyoseridinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Harpalini

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


Microhylidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – many small frogs.


Gonioctenina

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


Pterostichini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Carabidae – certainground beetles.


Lomechusini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Aleocharinae – certain aleocharine rove beetles.

Vertexprorogatio

(family): Lomechusina, Myrmedoniina, Termitozyrina – subtribes


Macroglossina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Sphingidae – certain sphinx moths.


Platynitae

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


Ischnodermataceae

A taxonomic family within the order Polyporales – certain bracket fungi.


Torinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cyprinidae – certain Southern-Asian fish.


Lebiitae

A taxonomic supertribe within the subfamily Harpalinae – certain ground beetles.


Acanthoderini

flat-faced longhorns
flat-faced longhorn#English

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Lamiinae – certain flat-faced longhorns.


Salticinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Salticidae.


Peltigerales

A taxonomic order within the subclass Lecanoromycetidae – certain lichens.


Hexoplonini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Cerambycinae – certain longhorn beetles.


Ceratobatrachidae

Ceratobatrachus (Cornufer (Ceratobatrachus)) + -idae

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A taxonomic family within the order Anura – various arboreal frogs.


Attelabidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – certain weevils.

Apoderus

(family): Apoderinae, Archolabinae, Attelabinae, Isotheinae, Pterocolinae, Rhynchitinae – subfamilies


Percomorphaceae

A taxonomic subdivision within the division Acanthopterygii – percomorphacean fish.


Colydiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Zopheridae – certain beetles.


Scydmaeninae

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


Aesalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lucanidae – certain stag beetles.


Eucosmini

leafroller moths
leafroller moth#English

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Olethreutinae – certain leafroller moths.


Aenigmatias

Related to Latin aenigma and Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phoridae – certain flies.


Philicus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλικός m (philikós, “friendly”).

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Desmiphorini – certain flat-faced longhorns.


Brachycephaloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Anura – five families' worth of frog species.


Hydrophiloidea

water scavengers
water scavenger beetle#English

A taxonomic superfamily within the infraorder Staphyliniformia – water scavengers and related beetles.


Buthidae

A taxonomic family within the order Scorpiones – buthid scorpions.


Chrysochroinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Buprestidae – certain jewel beetles.


Rhaphidophoroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the suborder Ensifera – the cave crickets.


Alcaligenaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Burkholderiales – bacteria, including some pathogens, found in water, soil and animals, including humans.


Coccinellinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.

Adalia

(genus): Coccinellini, Discotomini, Halyziini; for other tribes that have been suggested from 1996 to 2021 see Coccinellinae on Wikispecies..


Hylodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – many frogs.


Hydroporinae

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


Stenolophina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Carabidae – certain harpaline ground beetles.


Hypolycaena

gossamer-winged butterflies
gossamer-winged butterfly

A taxonomic genus within the family Theclinae – certain gossamer-winged butterflies.


Erythroneurini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Typhlocybinae – the erythroneurine leafhoppers.


Hydraenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Staphylinoidea – many staphylinoid beetles.


Zabrini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Carabidae – certain harpaline ground beetles.


Delphacidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – delphacid planthoppers.

Thriambus

(family): Asiracinae, Delphacinae, Kelisiinae, Plesiodelphacinae, Stenocraninae, Vizcayinae – subfamilies


Acrogomphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gomphidae – certain dragonflies.


Xylenini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Noctuidae – certain owlet moths.

Andropolia

(tribe): Antitypina, Cosmiina, Pseudohadenina, Ufeina, Xylenina – subtribes


Amarina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Carabidae – sun beetles.


Hyperoliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – many arboreal frogs.


Dicroglossidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – fork-tongued frogs.


Pauciflorae

A taxonomic section within the genus Fraxinus – Fraxinus sect. Pauciflorae.

Eucalyptus sect. Cineraceae
Wikispecies:Eucalyptus sect. Cineraceae

A taxonomic subsection within the section Eucalyptus sect. Cineraceae – Eucalyptus subsect. Pauciflorae.

Liatris sect. Graminifolium
Wikispecies:Liatris sect. Graminifolium

A taxonomic series within the section Liatris sect. Graminifolium – Liatris ser. Pauciflorae.

(obsolete) A taxonomic series within the genus Calliandra – Calliandra ser. Pauciflorae.


Microporus

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyporaceae – certain fungi.


Sterrhinae

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


Disteniidae

longhorn beetles
longhorn beetle#English

A taxonomic family within the superfamily Chrysomeloidea – certain chrysomeloid beetles closely related to longhorn beetles.


Abelater

A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – a few click beetles.


Pyralini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Pyralinae – certain pyralid moths.


Astictopterini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Hesperiidae – certain skippers.


Margarodidae

English: margarodid

A taxonomic family within the superfamily Coccoidea – the margarodid scale insects.


Onthophagini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Scarabaeinae – various dung beetles.


Saturniini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Saturniinae – many saturniid moths.


Carabini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Carabinae – a few ground beetles.


Spilosomina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Erebidae – many tiger moths.


Chlorophorus

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Cerambycinae – certain longhorn beetles.


Arctoperlaria

Arcto- (“Arctic”) + Perla (“stonefly genus”) + -aria

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Plecoptera – a large number of stonefly species.


Argynnini

brush-footed butterflies
brush-footed butterfly#English

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Heliconiinae – many brush-footed butterflies.


Larentiinae

English: larentiine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Geometridae – the larentiine geometer moths.


Polypterus endlicherii

Polypterus + endlicherii, from German Endlicher (surname), from German endlich (“finite, limited”). Named after Stephan Endlicher.

A taxonomic species within the family Polypteridae – saddled bichir, a species of fish.


Gelechioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – curved-horn moths.


Dihymenonyx

di- (“two”) + Ancient Greek ῠ̔μήν (humḗn, “membrane”) + Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónux, “nail”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain scarab beetles.


Lebiini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Carabidae – some ground beetles.


Actinomycetota

A taxonomic phylum within the superregnum Bacteria.


Xylocopinae

→ English: xylocopine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Apidae – certain carpenter bees.


Amphilochidea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Amphipoda – many amphipods.


Pyrginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hesperiidae – some skippers.


Antipathidae

A taxonomic family within the order Antipatharia – certain black corals.


Minervarya

A taxonomic genus within the family Dicroglossidae – cricket frogs, also called rice frogs.

Minervarya agricola

(genus): Minervarya sahyadris – type species


Python molurus

A taxonomic species within the family Pythonidae – Indian rock python, of India and bordering countries, type species of genus Python.


Teucrium chamaedrys

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – wall germander, of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.


Penaeus monodon

A taxonomic species within the family Penaeidae – giant tiger prawn, of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific.


Whippomorpha

A taxonomic suborder within the order Artiodactyla – including all living whales, dolphins, porpoises, and hippopotamuses.

†Choeropotamidae

(suborder): Ancodonta, Cetaceamorpha – infraorders


Tulasnellaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cantharellales – certain jelly fungi.


Cryptorhynchinae

→ English: cryptorhynchine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – cryptorhynchine weevils.


Cydnidae

→ English: cydnid

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – burrowing bugs or cydnids.


Abrotanellinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae – abrotanellas.


Pentatomomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – seed bugs and other similar true bugs.


Anthribidae

→ English: anthribid

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – anthribids or fungus weevils.

Hadromerina

(family): Anthribinae, Choraginae, Ulyaninae, Urodontinae – subfamilies


Hypocystina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Nymphalidae – a few species of brush-footed butterflies.


Pterophoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – plume moths.

Emmelina

(family): Agdistinae, Deuterocopinae, Macropiratinae, Ochyroticinae, Pterophorinae – subfamilies


Eumaeini

gossamer-winged butterflies
gossamer-winged butterfly#English

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Theclinae – certain gossamer-winged butterflies.


Cathedra

Borrowed from Latin cathedra and Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kathédrā).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fulgoridae – planthopper, of species Cathedra serrata, from Ecuador and Suriname.


Bunaeini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Saturniinae – many silkmoths.


Asilinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Asilidae – many robber flies.


Callidiopini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Cerambycinae – a good many longhorn beetles.


Polyommatinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lycaenidae – many gossamer-winged butterflies.


Phaneropterinae

→ English: phaneropterine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Tettigoniidae – the phaneropterine katydids.


Estonioceras

New Latin Estonia + Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Estonioceratidae – certain extinct nautiloids.


Elaphrus

Ancient Greek ἐλαφρός (elaphrós, “light; not heavy”)

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Elaphrini – certain ground beetles.


Indomyrma

Indo- (“India”) + Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) + -a f.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Crematogastrini – certain southeastern-Asian ants.


Bufoniceps

Latin būfō (“toad”) + -ceps (“-headed”), literally “toad-headed”

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Agaminae – the Laungwala long-headed lizard or Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, a lizard from India.


Choloepodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pilosa – the two-toed sloths.


Staurikosaurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Herrerasauridae – a dinosaur of the Late Triassic of Brazil.


Crioprosopus

Ancient Greek κρῑός (krīós, “ram (animal); battering ram”) + Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”) + -us m.

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


Hydrophilidae

water scavenger beetle
water scavenger beetle

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – water scavenger beetles.

Chasmogenus

(family): Acidocerinae, Chaetarthriinae, Cylominae, Enochrinae, Hydrophilinae, Sphaeridiinae – subfamilies


Harpalina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Carabidae – many ground beetles.


Sisyphini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Scarabaeinae – certain scarabs.


Oodini

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Harpalinae – a few ground beetles.


Chlaeniitae

(possibly obsolete) A taxonomic supertribe within the subfamily Harpalinae – many harpaline ground beetles.


Polycestinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Buprestidae – many jewel beetles.


Asterophryinae

→ English: asterophryine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Microhylidae – asterophryine frogs; many microhylid frogs.


Karsenia

Korean crevice salamander
Korean crevice salamander

A taxonomic genus within the family Plethodontidae – the Korean crevice salamander.


Karkeniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ginkgoales – certain ginkgoaleans.


Psalidodon

Ancient Greek ψᾰλίς (psalís, “scissors, shears”) + -odon (“-toothed”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Characidae – a few characin fish.


Sauromatum

Latinized from Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰτῶν (Sauromatôn), genitive plural of Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰ́της (Sauromátēs, “Sarmatian”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Aroideae.


Sungaya

From one of many language's words derived from Proto-Philippine *súŋay (“horn”, see sungay) + -a f

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A taxonomic genus within the family Heteropterygidae – a few stick insects.


Macroramphosidae

A taxonomic family within the order Syngnathiformes – bellowsfish and snipefish.


Cacophis

Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kakós) + Ancient Greek ὄφῐς (óphis, “snake”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – certain snakes.


Camisia

Borrowed from Latin camisia f (“shirt, nightgown, alb”), itself borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi n (“shirt”), from Proto-West Germanic *hamō m (“wrapping, binding”), Proto-Germanic *hamô. Further etymology unclear.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Camisiidae – certain beetle mites.


Pungitius

A taxonomic genus within the family Gasterosteidae – certain sticklebacks.


Caduca

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


Plocaederus

πλοκαί f (plokaí, “twists”, plural of πλοκή (plokḗ)) + Ancient Greek δηρός m (dērós, “long”).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Cerambycinae – certain longhorn beetles.


Codonocarpus

Ancient Greek κώδων m (kṓdōn, “bell”) + Ancient Greek κᾰρπός m (karpós, “fruit”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gyrostemonaceae – certain Australian trees.


Clematicissus

Ancient Greek κλῆμᾰ n (klêma, “twig, branch, tendril”) + Ancient Greek κισσός m (kissós, “ivy”)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Vitoideae.


Lymantriinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Erebidae – tussock moths.

Ocneria

(subfamily): Arctornithini, Daplasini, Leucomini, Locharnini, Lymantriini, Nygmiini, Orgyiini – tribes


Sempervivoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Crassulaceae – succulents of temperate climates.


Camaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Stylommatophora – air-breathing land snails of eastern Asian and Australasian tropics.

Camaena

(family): Bradybaeninae, Camaeninae, Hadrinae, Helicostylinae – families


Pavoninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Phasianidae – Synonym of Phasianinae.


Thamnochortus

Ancient Greek θᾰ́μνος (thámnos, “bush”) + Ancient Greek χόρτος (khórtos, “fodder, animal food”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants of the Cape Province of South Africa.


Ziziphoideae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rhamnaceae – ziziphoids.

Ziziphus

(tribe): Colletieae, Gouanieae, Paliureae, Pomaderreae, Phyliceae – tribes


Ingeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Fabaceae.


Sycostoma

Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + Ancient Greek στόμᾰ (stóma, “mouth”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Melongenidae – certain shelled gastropods.


Isognathus

iso- (“equal”) + Ancient Greek γνᾰ́θος (gnáthos, “jaw”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain macroglossine sphinx moths.


Elegia

A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants, of the Cape Province in South Africa.


Pachygaster

Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús, “thick, fat”) + Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Stratiomyidae – certain soldier flies.


Agrypnia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγρυπνίᾱ (agrupníā, “sleeplessness”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Phryganeidae – certain caddisflies.


Dolichopodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – long-legged flies.

Amblypsilopus

(family): Achalcinae, Babindellinae, Diaphorinae, Dolichopodinae, Enliniinae, Hydrophorinae, Medeterinae, Neurigoninae, Peloropeodinae, Plagioneurinae, Rhaphiinae, Sciapodinae, Stolidosomatinae, Sympycninae, Tenuopodinae, Xanthochlorinae – subfamilies


Cossidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – carpenter millers.

Cossus

(family): Catoptinae, Chilecomadiinae, Cossinae, Cossulinae, Hypoptinae, Mehariinae, Metarbelinae, Politzariellinae, Ratardinae, Stygiinae, Zeuzerinae – subfamilies


Neolepadidae

A taxonomic family within the order Scalpellomorpha – certain crustaceans.


Indirana

→ English: Indian frog (calque)

Latin Indus (“Indus”) + Latin rāna (“frog”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ranixalidae – the Indian frogs; certain treefrogs of the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas.


Brenthia

Ancient Greek βρένθος (brénthos, “arrogance”) + -ia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Choreutidae – certain moths, including the peacock brenthia.


Lychnosea

Ancient Greek λῠ́χνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + -ea f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.


Bryconops

A taxonomic genus within the family Characidae – certain characin fish.


Tussilagininae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Raphidia

Ancient Greek ῥαφῐ́ς (rhaphís, “needle”) + -ia f, likely referring top the females' large ovipositors.

A taxonomic genus within the family Raphidiidae – typical snakeflies.


Psathyrella

Psathyra + -ella, from Ancient Greek ψᾰθῠρός (psathurós, “brittle”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Psathyrellaceae – certain mushrooms, called brittlestems.


Geotrupes

→ English: earth-boring beetle (calque)

→ French: géotrupe

→ Italian: geotrupe

geo- (“Earth”) + Ancient Greek τρυπῶ (trupô, “to bore, to dig”, verb)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Geotrupidae – certain scarabaeoid beetles.


Astrabe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστράβη (astrábē).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gobiidae – certain gobies.


Gemmula

Borrowed from Latin gemmula (“gemmule”).

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


Achryson

a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”)

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


Anax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνᾰξ (ánax, “lord, king”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Aeshnidae – the emperor dragonflies.


Aequidens

Latin aequus (“equal”) + Latin dēns (“tooth”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – certain cichlids.


Epicephala

epi- (“around”) + Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gracillariidae – certain moths.


Nemophora

Ancient Greek νέμος (némos, “glade”) + -phora

A taxonomic genus within the family Adelidae – certain moths.


Xerobdella

Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) + Ancient Greek βδέλλᾰ (bdélla, “leech”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Xerobdellidae – certain leeches which survive on dry land.


Micronoctua

A taxonomic genus within the family Nolidae – certain nolid moths.


Chthamalus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χθᾰμᾰλός (khthamalós).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chthamalidae – certain barnacles.


Arytaina

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (arútaina, “ladle; cup”).

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jumping plant lice
jumping plant louse#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Psyllidae – certain jumping plant lice.


Protocoleoptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera – many extinct beetles.


Stenus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”).

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


Dixa

Borrowed from Ionic Greek δῐξός (dixós, “double”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dixidae – certain midges.


Agelaia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γελαῖος (agelaîos, “gregarious”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain wasps.


Heterobathmia

hetero- (“same”) + Ancient Greek βαθμός (bathmós, “step”) + -ia f.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Heterobathmiidae – certain primitive moths.


Xylorycta

xylo- (“wood”) + Ancient Greek ὀρῠ́κτης (orúktēs, “digger”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Xyloryctidae – certain moths.


Ecphorella

Ancient Greek ἐκφορά (ekphorá, “a carrying out”) + -ella f (diminutive).

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain ants.


Terpnissa

Ancient Greek τερπνός (terpnós, “pleasant”) + Late Latin -issa (feminine suffix)


Mordex

Borrowed from Latin mordex (“biting, gnawing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dissorophidae – a species of large amphibian.


Baeus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαιός (baiós, “small, little”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scelionidae – certain parasitic wasps.


Microlophus

micro- (“small”) + Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Tropiduridae – certain lizards.


Lobosceliana

Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “lobe”) + Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + -iana f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pamphagidae – certain southern African grasshoppers.


Khoratpithecus

Thai โคราช (koo-râat, “Nakhon Ratchasima”) + Ancient Greek πῐ́θηκος (píthēkos, “monkey”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – certain extinct hominids.


Acorypha

a- (negating prefix) + Ancient Greek κορῠφή (koruphḗ, “top of the head; apex”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – certain grasshoppers.


Chalcides

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰλκῐ́δες (khalkídes), plural of Ancient Greek χᾰλκῐ́ς (khalkís, “kind of lizard”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – certain skinks.


Anacaena

an- (negating prefix) + Ancient Greek ἄκαινᾰ (ákaina, “spike, prick”)

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water scavenger beetles
water scavenger beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrophilidae – certain water scavenger beetles.


Zythos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos, “beer”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.


Chrysochroa

Ancient Greek χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “skin; color”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – some jewel beetles.


Hylaeogena

Ancient Greek ὑλαῖος (hulaîos, “of the forest”) + Latin -gena (“born from”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – certain jewel beetles.


Glaucotes

Latin glaucus + Ancient Greek -ώτης (-ṓtēs, nominal suffix)

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


Hymenogastraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Agaricales.


Medetera

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηδέτερος (mēdéteros, “neither of the two”, pronoun).

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long-legged flies
long-legged fly#English

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


Hoplia

Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “shield”) + -ia f.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain melolonthine beetles.


Yersiniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Enterobacterales.


Hypolophus

Synonym of Pastinachus (“stingray genus”)


Pastinachus

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyatidae – certain stingrays.


Peptostreptococcaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Peptostreptococcales.


Chernes

A taxonomic genus within the family Chernetidae – certain pseudoscorpions.


Anthophylax

antho- (“flower”) + Ancient Greek φῠ́λᾰξ (phúlax, “sentry”)

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


Emplesis

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils.


Planetes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλᾰνήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer”).

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


Orectognathus

Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “elongated”) + Ancient Greek γνᾰ́θος (gnáthos, “jaw”), for their thin and long mandibles.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain ants.


Dyscolus

Borrowed from Latin dyscolus, Ancient Greek δύσκολος (dúskolos).

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


Glomeris

Borrowed from Latin glomeris, genitive form of Latin glomus (“ball, sphere, spherical object”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Glomeridae – certain pill millipedes.


Trachymela

Ancient Greek τρᾱχῠ́ς (trākhús, “jagged, prickly”) + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “body part”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles, native to Australia and New Guinea.

Trachymela sloanei

Australian tortoise beetle, small eucalyptus tortoise beetle


Linderniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales.


Acontia

From Ancient Greek ἀκόντῐον (akóntion, “little javelin”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.

Acontias

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Stomiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Stomiiformes – barbeled dragonfishes.

Aristostomias

Stomiini, Chauliodontini – tribes in Stomiinae


Coryphium

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορύφιον (korúphion).

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


Clastocnemis

Ancient Greek κλᾰστός (klastós, “broken”) + Ancient Greek κνημῑ́ς (knēmī́s, “greave”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain flower chafers.


Desmoxytes

Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bond”) + Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́της (oxútēs, “sharpness”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Paradoxosomatidae – certain millipedes.


Necydalosaurus

Ancient Greek νεκῠ́δᾰλος (nekúdalos, “silkworm nymph”) + -saurus (“lizard”)


Helictopleurus

Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélix, “helix, twisted”) + Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “rib”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain scarabs.


Ancistrus

From Latin ancistrum and Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον (ánkistron, “fishhook”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Loricariidae – bushynose catfish or bristlenose catfish.


Polyzonus

poly- (“multiple”) + Latin zōna (“belt”) + -us.


Schizogenius

schizo- (“split”) + Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”)


Glycyphana

Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glukús, “sweet”) + Ancient Greek -φᾰνής (-phanḗs, “-appearing”)


Amblysterna

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠ́ς (amblús, “blunt, dull”) + Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “chest”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – certain jewel beetles.


Cetoscarus

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சீட்டோசுகேரசு

→ Tamil: சீட்டோசுகேரசு (cīṭṭōcukēracu)

→ Tamil: சீட்டோசுகேரசு (cīṭṭōcukēracu)

Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “whale, sea monster”) + Scarus (“typical parrotfish”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Labridae – certain parrotfish.


Lysidice

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῡσῐδῐ́κη (Lūsidíkē).

A taxonomic genus within the family Eunicidae – certain polychetes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain trees.


Chelydridae

A taxonomic family within the order Testudines – certain snapping turtles.

†Chelydropsis

(family): Chelydra, Macrochelys – extant genera


Sichuanosuchus

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→ Japanese: シチュアノスクス

→ Japanese: シチュアノスクス

→ Chinese: 四川鱷／四川鳄 (Sìchuān'è) (calque)

A taxonomic genus within the family Shartegosuchoidea – certain extinct crocodilians from China.


Anthemis maris-mortui

Anthemis (“genus”) + Latin Maris Mortui (“of the Dead Sea”, genitive proper noun)

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A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – Dead Sea anthemis.


Chrysocharis

Ancient Greek χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris, “beauty”), literally “golden beauty”

A taxonomic genus within the family Eulophidae – certain small wasps.


Gymnophthalmus

gymno- (“naked”, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós)) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), literally “bare eye”

from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">γυμνός</i> (gumnós)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gymnophthalmidae – certain lizards.


Romaleidae

A taxonomic family within the order Orthoptera – lubber grasshoppers, of the Americas.

Romalea

Bactrophorini, Ophthalmolampini, Taeniophorini; Eurostacrini, Hisychiini, Leguini, Phaeopariini, Procolpini, Romaleini, Trybliophorini – tribes


Aspidytes

A taxonomic genus within the family Aspidytidae – certain beetles.


Mussidae

A taxonomic family within the order Scleractinia – stony corals of the Atlantic Ocean.

Colpophyllia

(family): Faviinae, Mussinae – subfamilies


Chordariaceae

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


Sphaerotherium

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîra, “ball”) + -therium (“animal”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphaerotheriidae – certain myriapods.


Trimenia

→ Korean: 트리메니아 (teurimenia)

→ Russian: триме́ния (triménija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Trimeniaceae – certain plants.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain southern African butterflies.


Snowia

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.


Tliltocatl

Borrowed from one of the Nahuatl languages, comprised of the words for 'black' and 'spider' (tocatl).

A taxonomic genus within the family Theraphosidae – certain North American tarantulas threatened by habitat loss.


Prionus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρῑ́ονος (prī́onos), genitive of Ancient Greek πρῑ́ων (prī́ōn, “saw”).

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


Yutyrannus

→ English: yutyrannus

→ French: Yutyrannus

→ German: Yutyrannus

Chinese 羽 (yǔ, “feather”) + Latin tyrannus (“tyrant”), from the fossils containing what seem to be feathers.

A taxonomic genus within the family Proceratosauridae – certain proceratosaurid theropods.


Hydnaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cantharellales – certain fungi.


Notoryctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Notoryctemorphia – marsupial moles.


Xanthidae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda – gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabss, rubble crabs.


Sthenarosaurus

→ Chinese: 壯龍／壮龙 (zhuànglóng) (calque)

Ancient Greek σθενᾰρός (sthenarós, “strong, mighty”) + -saurus (“lizard”)

A taxonomic genus within the order Plesiosauria – an extinct plesiosaur.


Pycnophyes

Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick, dense”) + Ancient Greek φῠή (phuḗ, “growth, maturity”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Pycnophyidae – certain ecdysozoans.


Pyropterus

pyro- (“fire”) + -pterus (“wing”), for the color of this genus's elytra.

net-winged beetles
net-winged beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycidae – certain net-winged beetles.


Aspleniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Polypodiales – spleenworts.


Thymoites

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θῡμοίτης (Thūmoítēs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – certain spiders.


Libelloides

Latin lībella (“level”) + -oides, with the first element possibly a reference to Latin lībellula (“dragonfly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmeleontidae – certain antlions.


Clausena

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


Teleogryllus

Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios) + Gryllus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gryllidae – certain crickets.


Cryptolepis

→ Greek: κρυπτολεπίς (kryptolepís)

crypto- (“hidden, secret”) + Ancient Greek λεπῐ́ς (lepís, “scale”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – certain plants.

A taxonomic genus within the order Osteolepiformes – certain extinct fishes.


Chlaenius

From Ancient Greek χλαῖνᾰ (khlaîna, “outergarment”) + -ius.

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


Lygaeus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος (lūgaîos, “dark, gloomy”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Lygaeidae – typical lygaeids.


Proetus

Borrowed from Latin Proetus, Ancient Greek Προῖτος (Proîtos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Proetidae – certain trilobites.


Astylus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στῡλος (ástūlos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Melyridae – certain beetles.


Rhodochlora

Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”)

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


Phytoecia

Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phutón, “plant”) + Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house”)

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


Pycnogaster

Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”) + Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “belly, stomach”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Tettigoniidae – certain katydids.


Phrynoidis

Ancient Greek φρύνος (phrúnos, “toad”) + -oidis (genitive of -oides)

A taxonomic genus within the family Bufonidae – certain toads.


Pseudophyllus

pseudo- (“false”) + Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -us m, after these katydid's resemblance to leaves.


Aleuron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain sphinx moths.


Macrobrachium

→ German: Großarmgarnele (calque)

→ Japanese: 手長海老 (tenagaebi) (calque)

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→ Tamil: → மேக்ரோபிராக்கியம் (mēkrōpirākkiyam) (transliteration)

macro- (“large”) + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brakhī́ōn, “(upper) arm”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Palaemonidae – certain crayfish.


Oecophoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – concealer moths.

Garrha

(family): Amphisbatinae, Autostichinae, Depressariinae, Hypertrophinae, Metachandinae, Oecophorinae, Stathmopodinae, Stenomatinae – subfamilies


Cosmopterigidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – cosmet moths.

Periploca

(family): Antequerinae, Chrysopeleiinae, Cosmopteriginae, Scaeosophinae – subfamilies


Tyromyces

Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -myces (“fungus”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyporaceae – certain fungi.


Synanceiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Scorpaeniformes – waspfishes, including stonefishes; sometimes treated as subfamily Synanceiinae in family Scorpaenidae.

Minous

(family): Minoini, Choridactylini, Synanceiini –tribes


Ogcocephalidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lophiiformes.


Austrocylindropuntia

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – certain cactuses.


Sisyra

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῐσύρᾱ (sisúrā, “night cloak”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Sisyridae – certain lacewings.


Scomberesocidae

A taxonomic family within the order Beloniformes – mackerel pikes, sauries.

Cololabis adocetus

(family): Cololabis, Scomberesox – genera


Geotrupidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – earth-boring dung beetles, dor beetles.

Allotrypes

Ceratotrupini, Enoplotrupini, Geotrupini, Lethrini, †Cretogeotrupini – tribes in Geotrupinae


Melanobombus

melano- (“black”) + Bombus (“typical bumblebees”)

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A taxonomic subgenus within the family Apidae – certain darker-colored bumblebees.


Navaornis

An extinct genus of enantiornithine birds from the Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation of Brazil.


Stizus

From Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō, “to mark, to tattoo”, verb) + -us m.

A taxonomic genus within the family Crabronidae – certain wasps.


Kalotermes

Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + Termes

A taxonomic genus within the family Kalotermitidae – certain termites.


Latrodectus umbukwane

The specific epithet is likely from Zulu [Term?], due to this species being found in KwaZulu-Natal, in which Zulu is the dominant language.

A taxonomic species within the family Theridiidae – the Phinda button spider.


Andrognathidae

A taxonomic family within the order Platydesmida – certain millipedes.


Strabomantidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – cloud forest land frogs, of South America.

Holoaden

(family):; Holoadeninae, Hypodactylinae, Pristimantinae, Strabomantinae – subfamilies


Derichthyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anguilliformes – longneck eels.


Corytophanidae

A taxonomic family within the order Squamata – casquehead lizards, helmeted lizards, of the Americas.


Tonicella

From Latin tonus (“the stretching of a rope, tension”) + cell.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Tonicellidae – lined chitons.


Sclerodermataceae

A taxonomic family within the order Boletales – hard-skinned puffballs, earthballs, or earthstars and close relatives, sometimes including prettymouths.

Calostoma

(family): Chlorogaster, Favillea, Horakiella, Pisolithus, Scleroderma – genera

sometimes placed in family Catostomataceae


Ophichthidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anguilliformes – snake eels.

Echelus

(family): Myrophinae, Ophichthinae – subfamilies


Cistanche

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – desert hyacinths.


Mysta

Borrowed from Latin mysta, from Ancient Greek μῠ́στης (mústēs, “initiate”, noun).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllodocidae – certain annelids.


Amphidecta

amphi- (“both, near”) + Ancient Greek δέκτης (déktēs, “recipient”)

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


Enceliopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain flowers.


Ectomis

From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “an outcutting, a segment”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain skippers closely related to long-tailed skippers.


Didymoglossum

Ancient Greek δῐ́δῠμος (dídumos, “double; twin”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”) + -um n.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenophyllaceae – certain ferns.


Scopaeus

Ancient Greek σκοπαί (skopaí, “vantagepoints, lookouts, watchtowers”, plural noun) + -us m.

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


Rhinomiris

Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s, “nose”) + Miris

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


Restionaceae

The greatest richness in species is found in the Kogelberg Mountains, where over one third of all Restionaceae species are found.

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(botany) A taxonomic family within the order Poales – hundreds of species of flowering plants from the Southern Hemisphere, superficially resembling grasses and sedges.

Anarthria

(family): Anarthrioideae, Centrolepidoideae, Leptocarpoideae, Restionoideae, Sporadanthoideae – subfamilies


Sarcopteryx

Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, body”) + Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ (ptérux, “wing”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – certain plants.


Diabrotica

Borrowed from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“diabrotic”), Ancient Greek διάβρωσις (diábrōsis).

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


Montiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales.


Thelypteridaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Polypodiales – certain ferns, principally terrestrial, principally tropical.

Amauropelta

(family): Thelypteridoideaem Phegopteridoideae – subfamilies


Brontornis

†Brontornis (canonical feminine masculine)

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→ Chinese: 雷鳴鳥／雷鸣鸟 (léimíng niǎo) (calque)

→ Greek: βροντόρνις (vrontórnis)

→ Japanese: ブロントルニス (burontorunisu)

→ Swedish: åskfågel (calque)

→ Ukrainian: бронто́рніс (brontórnis)

Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + -ornis (“bird”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Phorusrhacidae – certain large extinct birds.


Tridactylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Tridactylidae – certain orthopterans similar to mole crickets.


Bifurcaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Sargassaceae – certain brown algae.


Erronea

A taxonomic genus within the family Cypraeidae – certain aquatic snails.


Aromia

Latin arōma (“aroma, strong smell”) + -ia f.

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


Holocentridae

Flammeo

(family):; Holocentrinae (squirrelfish), Myripristinae (soldierfish) – subfamilies

Soldierfishes and squirrelfishes, of tropical oceans

A taxonomic family within the order Holocentriformes.

A taxonomic family within the order Beryciformes.


Nautilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Nautilida – chambered nautiluses, that dwell on the deep slopes of coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific.


Pantophthalmus

Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, “all; whole”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pantophthalmidae – certain flies.


Macrolenes

macro- (“large”) + Ancient Greek ὠλένης (ōlénēs, “of the upper arm”, genitive noun).

A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain plants.


Majidae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda – spider crabs.

Maja

(family): Eurynolambrinae, Majinae, †Micromaiinae, Mithracinae, Planoterginae – subfamilies


Phintelloides

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


Metrius

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέτρῐος (métrios, “moderate, average”).

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


Stigmaphyllon

Ancient Greek στῐ́γμᾰ (stígma, “spot, marking”) + Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phúllon, “leaf”), literally “spotted leaf”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – certain plants.


Coronilla

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – scorpion vetches.

Coronilla valentina

shrubby scorpion vetch, scorpion vetch, bastard senna

Securigera

genus of crownvetch, segregated from Coronilla


Thuja plicata

A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae – western redcedar.


Hyaloscyphaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Helotiales – many saprobic fungi.