Oncomelania
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb of an arrow”) + Melania.
Proper noun
Oncomelania f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pomatiopsidae – amphibious snails of Asian and Pacific island freshwaters that comprises forms which are intermediate hosts of a schistosome (Schistosoma japonicum).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Prosobranchia – subclass; Mesogastropoda – order; Pomatiopsidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Oncomelania hupensis - species
References
Oncomelania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
