Morus

See also: morus and Mórus

Translingual

Morus serrator

Etymology 1

From Latin morus (“stupid”). See booby ("stupid person", "bird of genus Sula in which genus gannets were formerly placed).

Proper noun

Morus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae – gannets.

Hypernyms

(gannet): Aves - class, Carinatae - subclass, Neornithes - infraclass, Neognathae - parvclass, Pelecaniformes - order, Sulidae - family

Hyponyms

(gannet): Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus serrator - species

References

Gannet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Morus (Sulidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Morus (Aves) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Latin mōrus (“mulberry tree”)

Proper noun

Morus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – the mulberries.

Hypernyms

(mulberry): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Moraceae - family; Moreae - tribe

Hyponyms

(mulberry): See Morus (Moraceae) on WikispeciesWikispecies for species.

References

Morus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Morus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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