Tetranychus

Translingual

Tetranychus urticae

Etymology

New Latin tetra- + -onychus, from ὄνυχος (ónukhos, “clawed”), from ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”)

Proper noun

Tetranychus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Tetranychidae – certain economically important, crop-destroying spider mites.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Trombidiformes - order; Prostigmata - suborder; Eleutherengona - cohort; Raphignathae - section; Tetranychoidea - superfamily; Tetranychidae - family; Tetranychini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus cinnabarinus - selected species

Further reading

Tetranychus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tetranychus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Tetranychus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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