Ictonyx
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ictonyx m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – striped polecats, of Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Mustelidae – family; Ictonychinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ictonyx striatus (zorilla, striped weasel) - type species; Ictonyx libycus (Saharan striped polecat, Saharan striped weasel, Libyan striped weasel) - other species
References
Ictonyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ictonyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ictonyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
