Natrix
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Natrix natrix
See also: natrix
Translingual
Etymology
From the Latin nātrīx (“water-snake”)
Proper noun
Natrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – certain water and grass snakes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - infraorder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Colubridae - family; Natricinae - subfamily; Thamnophiini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Natrix natrix (grass snake) - type species; Natrix megalocephala (bighead European grass snake), Natrix maura, (viperine water snake), Natrix tessellata (dice snake)
References
Natrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
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