Osedax

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin, ōs ("bone") + edāx (devourer).

Proper noun

Osedax m

A taxonomic genus within the family Siboglinidae – recently discovered deep-sea boneworms.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Polychaeta - class; Sedentaria - subclass; Canalipalpata - infraclass; Sabellida - order; Siboglinidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Osedax frankpressi, Osedax mucofloris, Osedax rubiplumus - species

References

Osedax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Osedax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Osedax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Osedax at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Osedax at Encyclopedia of Life
Osedax at World Register of Marine Species

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.