Canarium
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See also: canarium
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Canarium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Burseraceae – various nut-bearing trees of Old World tropics and subtropics.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strombidae – certain true conchs.
Usage notes
- Five species of Canarium (Strombidae), including the type species, have a specific epithet that does not agree with the gender of the genus.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Burseraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Burseraceae – family
- (genus in Strombidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Caenogastropoda – subclass; Littorinimorpha – order; Stromboidea – superfamily; Strombidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Burseraceae): Canarium indicum - type species; Canarium album, Canarium ovatum - selected other species
- (genus in Strombidae): Canarium urceus - type species
References
- in Burseraceae
Canarium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Canarium (Burseraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Canarium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Canarium at USDA Plants database
- Canarium at Tropicos
- Canarium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Canarium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Canarium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Canarium at The Plant List
- Canarium at Paleobiology Database
- in Strombidae
- Canarium (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Canarium (Strombidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Canarium (gastropod) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Canarium at World Register of Marine Species
- Canarium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Canarium at Paleobiology Database