Odocoileus

Translingual

Odocoileus virginianus

Etymology

A contraction from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

Proper noun

Odocoileus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – medium-sized deer, the two extant species of which are native to the Americas.

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; Cervidae - family; Capreolinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Odocoileus virginianus - type species; Odocoileus hemionus - other extant species

Further reading

Odocoileus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Odocoileus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Odocoileus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Odocoileus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Odocoileus at Animal Diversity Web
Odocoileus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Odocoileus at Encyclopedia of Life
Odocoileus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Odocoileus at Paleobiology Database

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