Dasypus

See also: dasypus

Translingual

Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo)

Etymology

From Latin dasypus cucurbitinus (“gourd-like rabbit”), a mistaken calque of Classical Nahuatl āyōtōchin (“armadillo”), as though it were from ayohtli (“gourd”) +‎ tōchin (“rabbit”); in fact it is from āyōtl (“tortoise”) +‎ tōchin (“rabbit”).

Proper noun

Dasypus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasypodidae – certain of the surviving family of armadillos.

Synonyms

(genus): Cachicama, Cachicamus, Cataphractus, Cryptophractus, Hyperoambon, Loricatus, Muletia, Praopus, Tatu, Tatua, Tatus, Tatusia, Zonoplites - genera

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cingulata - order; Dasypodidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Dasypus novemcinctus - type species; Dasypus hybridus, Dasypus kappleri, Dasypus pilosus, Dasypus sabanicola, Dasypus septemcinctus, Dasypus yepesi - species

References

Dasypus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dasypus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dasypus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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