Calamus
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Calamus calamus (saucereye porgy) 
Calamus rotang (rattan palm)
See also: calamus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).
Proper noun
Calamus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sparidae – certain porgies.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – certain rattan palms.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Sparidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Spariformes - order; Sparidae - family
- (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Sparidae): Calamus calamus (saucereye porgy) - type species
- (genus in Arecaceae): Calamus rotang (rattan palm) - type species
References
- fish in Sparidae
Calamus (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Calamus (Sparidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Calamus (Sparidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- palm in Arecaceae
- Calamus (palm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Calamus (Arecaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Calamus (Arecaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Calamus
- A small town in Clinton County, Iowa, United States, named after a creek.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.