Coccus

See also: coccus and -coccus

Translingual

Coccus hesperidum

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)

Proper noun

Coccus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – some scale insects.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Sternorrhyncha - suborder; Coccoidea - superfamily; Coccidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Coccus hesperidum - type species; for others see Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

Coccus cacti (cochineal, now Dactylopius coccus)

Further reading

Coccus (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Coccus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Coccus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Coccus at Encyclopedia of Life
Coccus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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