Rhynchophorus

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Translingual

Etymology

rhyncho- +‎ -phorus, from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “bill, snout”)

Proper noun

Rhynchophorus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Curculionoidea – superfamily, Curculionidae – family; Dryophthorinae – subfamily; Rhynchophorini – tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) – type species; for other species see Rhynchophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

Rhynchophorinus

References

Rhynchophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhynchophorus Herbst on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhynchophorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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