Donax
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Donax m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Donacidae – marine clams, the bean clams or coquina.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Marantaceae – a single species of plants from Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Donacidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Venerida - order; Tellinoidea - superfamily; Donacidae - family
- (genus in Marantaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Marantaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Donacidae): Donax rugosus - type species
- (genus in Marantaceae): Donax canniformis - sole accepted species
Derived terms
References
- clam
Donax (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Donax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Donax (Donacidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Donax at World Register of Marine Species
- plant
- Donax (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Donax canniformis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Donax canniformis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons