Lontra

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Translingual

Etymology

From Portuguese lontra (“otter”).

Proper noun

Lontra f

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – river otters.

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; Lutrinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Lontra canadensis (American river otter, Canadian otter) - type species; Lontra felina (marine otter, sea cat), Lontra longicaudis (South American river otter), Lontra provocax (southern river otter) - other species

References

Lontra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lontra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lontra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lontra

A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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