Periploca
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Periploca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cosmopterigidae – certain moths.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – certain plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Cosmopterigidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Gelechioidea – superfamily; Cosmopterigidae – family; Chrysopeleiinae – subfamily
- (genus in Apocynaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Apocynaceae – family; Periplocoideae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus in Cosmopterigidae): Periploca purpuriella – type species
- (genus in Apocynaceae): Periploca graeca – type species
References
- moth
Periploca (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Periploca (Cosmopterigidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Chrysopeleiinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- plant
- Periploca (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Periploca (Apocynaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Periploca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons