Calamus

See also: calamus

Translingual

Calamus calamus (saucereye porgy)

Calamus rotang (rattan palm)

Etymology

From Latin calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Proper noun

Calamus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sparidae – certain porgies.
A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain rattan palms.

Hypernyms

(genus in Sparidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Spariformes - order; Sparidae - family
(genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus in Sparidae): Calamus calamus (saucereye porgy) - type species
(genus in Arecaceae): Calamus rotang (rattan palm) - type species

References

fish in Sparidae

Calamus (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calamus (Sparidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calamus (Sparidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

palm in Arecaceae

Calamus (palm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calamus (Arecaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calamus (Arecaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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