Scorpiurus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Scorpiurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants call scorpion's tails.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dolichopodidae – certain flies native to New Zealand.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae – subfamily; Loteae – tribe
- (genus in Dolichopodidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera – suborder; Asilomorpha – infraorder; Empidoidea – superfamily; Dolichopodidae – family; Hydrophorinae – subfamily
References
- plant
Scorpiurus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scorpiurus (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scorpiurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Scorpiurus at The Plant List
- fly
- Scorpiurus (fly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scorpiurus (Animalia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hydrophorinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons