Oryctolagus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”) + -lagus from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”).
Proper noun
Oryctolagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leporidae – European rabbit.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Placentalia/Eutheria – infraclass; Lagomorpha – order; Leporoidea – superfamily; Leporidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Oryctolagus cuniculus (coney) – sole extant species
References
- “Oryctolagus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Oryctolagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Oryctolagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Oryctolagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons