Geomys

Translingual

Geomys bursarius

Etymology

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) +‎ μῦς (mûs, “mouse”)

Proper noun

Geomys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Geomyidae – the eastern pocket gophers.

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; Rodentia - order; Castorimorpha - suborder; Geomyidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Geomys arenarius, Geomys attwateri, Geomys breviceps, Geomys bursarius, Geomys knoxjonesi, Geomys personatus, Geomys pinetis, Geomys texensis, Geomys tropicalis (species)

References

Geomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Geomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Geomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Geomys in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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