Arenaria
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Arenaria melanocephala (Scolopacidae) 
Arenaria erinacea (Caryophyllaceae)
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Arenaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – turnstones, that forage for invertebrates along sea coasts worldwide, notably under small stones.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – sandworts.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Scolopacidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family
- (genus in Caryophyllaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Arenarieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Scolopacidae): Arenaria interpres - type species; Arenaria melanocephala - other species
- (genus in Caryophyllaceae): Arenaria serpyllifolia - type species; for the numerous other species see Arenaria at The Plant List.
References
- bird
Turnstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Arenaria (Scolopacidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Arenaria (Scolopacidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Arenaria at Paleobiology Database
- Arenaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arenaria at the Catalogue of Life
- Arenaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- plant
- Arenaria (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Arenaria (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Arenaria at USDA Plants database
- Arenaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arenaria at the Catalogue of Life
- Arenaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Arenaria at The Plant List