Buthus

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Translingual

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῠθός (bŭthós).

Proper noun

Buthus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Buthidae – certain scorpions.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Scorpiones – order; Neoscorpionina – suborder; Buthidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Buthus occitanus (common yellow scorpion) - type species

References

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