Rhynchocyon

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”) + κῠ́ων (kúōn, “dog”)

Proper noun

Rhynchocyon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Macroscelididae – checkered elephant shrews.

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; Macroscelidea - order; Macroscelididae - family; Rhynchocyoninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): For species and subspecies see Rhynchocyon in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell..

References

Rhynchocyon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhynchocyon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhynchocyon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Rhynchocyon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Rhynchocyon at Encyclopedia of Life
Rhynchocyon on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Rhynchocyon in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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