Tachyglossus

Translingual

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “swift”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Proper noun

Tachyglossus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Tachyglossidae – the short-beaked echidna.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Prototheria - subclass; Monotremata - order; Tachyglossidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Tachyglossus aculeatus - sole species

References

Tachyglossus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tachyglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tachyglossus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tachyglossus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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