Nyctereutes

Translingual

Nyctereutes procyonoides

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νυκτερευτής (nuktereutḗs, “one who hunts or fishes by night”)

Proper noun

Nyctereutes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – racoon dogs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Canidae - family; Caninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Nyctereutes procyonoides - sole extant species

Further reading

Nyctereutes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nyctereutes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nyctereutes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nyctereutes in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Nyctereutes at Fossilworks

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