Connochaetes

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόννος (kónnos, “beard”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “mane”).

Proper noun

Connochaetes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – wildebeests.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Bovidae - family; Alcelaphinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): type species - Connochaetes gnou; Connochaetes taurinus - sole other extant species

References

Connochaetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Connochaetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Connochaetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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