Dasypus

See also: dasypus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin dasypus, from Ancient Greek δασύπους (dasúpous, “rough foot”). δασύ(ς) (dasú(s)) (“coarse”, “thick”, or “hairy”) + πους (pous, “foot”).

Proper noun

Dasypus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasypodidae – certain of the surviving genus of armadillos.

Synonyms

(genus): Cachicama, Cachicamus, Cataphractus, Cryptophractus, Hyperoambon, Loricatus, Muletia, Praopus, Tatu, Tatua, Tatus Olfers, Tatusia Lesson, Zonoplites - genera

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Xenarthra - superorder; Cingulata - order; Dasypodidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Dasypus novemcinctus - type species; Dasypus hybridus, Dasypus kappleri, Dasypus pilosus, Dasypus sabanicola, Dasypus septemcinctus, Dasypus yepesi - species

References

Dasypus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dasypus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dasypus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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