Laurasiatheria

Translingual

Etymology

From English Laurasia + Theria

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔːɹeɪʃiəˈθɪəɹiə/

Proper noun

Laurasiatheria

A taxonomic superorder within the magnorder Epitheria – the carnivores, whales, bats, horses, pangolins, etc.

Hypernyms

(magnorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder

Hyponyms

(superorder): Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates); Carnivora (land and sea carnivores); Cetacea (whales etc); Chiroptera (bats); †Cimolesta (extinct); †Condylarthra (extinct); †Creodonta (extinct); Insectivora (hedgehogs etc); †Mesonychia (extinct); Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates); Pholidota (pangolins); - orders

References

Laurasiatheria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Laurasiatheria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Laurasiatheria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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