Staphylinus
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Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin staphylīnus and Ancient Greek στᾰφῠλῖνος (stăphŭlînos, “carrot, grapevine, some kind of insect”), from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “grape bunch”).
Proper noun
Staphylinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain rove beetles, of Europe.
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; Staphyliniformia – infraorder; Staphylinoidea – superfamily; Staphylinidae – family; Staphylininae - subfamily; Staphylinini - tribe; Staphylinina - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Staphylinus erythropterus - type species
References
Staphylinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Staphylinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Staphylinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
