Cynodon
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Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) 
Cynodon gibbus
Translingual
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek κῠνόδων (kunódōn), variant of κῠνόδους (kunódous, “canine tooth”), a compound of κῠ́ων (kúōn, “dog”, stem: κῠν-, kun-) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Proper noun
Cynodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – several species of grass.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cynodontidae – dogtooth characins.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Poaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Chlorideae - tribe; Eleusininae - subtribe
- (genus in Cynodontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi - superorder; Characiformes - order; Cynodontidae - family; Cynodontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus of grasses): Cynodon aethiopicus, Cynodon barberi, Cynodon coursii, Cynodon dactylon, Cynodon incompletus, Cynodon × magennisii, Cynodon nlemfuensis, Cynodon plectostachyus, Cynodon radiatus, Cynodon transvaalensis
- (genus of dogtooth characins): Cynodon gibbus, Cynodon meionactis, Cynodon septenarius
References
Cynodon (grass) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cynodon (Poaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Cynodon (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cynodon (Spix) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
