Polypogon
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Polypogon tentacularia. (sense 1)
Translingual
Etymology
poly- (“multiple”) + Ancient Greek πώγων m (pṓgōn, “beard”). While 'πώγων' ends with the typical neuter suffix '-ων', it is masculine, not neuter or feminine, so it is unknown why the grammatical genders changed in these genera.
Proper noun
Polypogon f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain owlet moths.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Noctuidae): 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; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Erebidae - family; Herminiinae – subfamily
- (genus in Poaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Pooideae – subfamily; Poeae – tribe; Agrostidinae – subtribe
Hypernyms
- (genus in Noctuidae): Polypogon fractalis, Polypogon plumigeralis (plumed fan-foot), Polypogon strigilatus (common fan-foot), Polypogon tentacularia – selected species
- (genus in Poaceae): Polypogon monspeliensis (annual beard grass, rabbit-foot grass) – type species; Polypogon viridis (water-bent grass), Polypogon australis (Chilean rabbitsfoot grass, Chilean beard grass), Polypogon elongatus (streambank rabbitsfoot grass), Polypogon interruptus (ditch rabbitsfoot grass, ditch beard grass, ditch polypogon), Polypogon maritimus (Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass), Polypogon tenellus – selected other species
References
- owlet moths
Polypogon (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Polypogon (ICZN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Polypogon (Noctuidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- grasses
- Polypogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Polypogon (Poaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Polypogon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons