Cheirogaleus

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Translingual

Cheirogaleus major

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) and Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”).

Proper noun

Cheirogaleus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cheirogaleidae – dwarf lemurs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Strepsirrhini – suborder; Lemuriformes – infraorder; Cheirogaleoidea – superfamily; Cheirogaleidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cheirogaleus major - type species; Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus, Cheirogaleus crossleyi, Cheirogaleus medius, Cheirogaleus minusculus, Cheirogaleus grovesi, Cheirogaleus sibreei - other species

References

dwarf lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cheirogaleus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cheirogaleus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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