Chironectes
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + νήκτης (nḗktēs, “swimmer”).
Proper noun edit
Chironectes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Didelphidae – the marsupial water opossum; yapok.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Marsupialia - infraclass; Didelphimorphia - order; Didelphidae - family; Didelphinae - subfamily; Didelphinae - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Chironectes minimus - sole species
References edit
Chironectes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chironectes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chironectes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
