Dracunculus
See also: dracunculus
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin dracunculus (“small serpent”), diminutive of draco (“a sort of serpent, dragon”).
Proper noun
editDracunculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dracunculidae – greatly elongated nematode worms including the Guinea worm.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous aroid perennials sometimes grown for ornamental purposes.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus in Dracunculidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Spirurida – order; Dracunculoidea - superfamily; Dracunculidae - family
- (genus in Araceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Araceae – family; Aroideae - subfamily; Areae - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus in Dracunculidae): Dracunculus insignis, Dracunculus lutrae, Dracunculus medinensis, Dracunculus oesophageus - selected species
- (genus in Araceae): Dracunculus canariensis, Dracunculus vulgaris - species
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- nematode
- Dracunculus (nematode) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dracunculus (Dracunculidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dracunculus (nematoda) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dracunculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- aroid plant
- Dracunculus (aroid) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dracunculus (Areae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dracunculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dracunculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information