Hallucigenia

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin hallucinor (“I hallucinate”) + -gen (“producing”) +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

†Hallucigenia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hallucigeniidae – an unusual animal known from the Cambrian, thought to be an early onychophoran.

Translations

ancient animal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 怪誕蟲／怪诞虫 (Guàidànchóng)

• Japanese: ハルキゲニア (Harukigenia)

Further reading

• Hallucigenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hallucigenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hallucigenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hallucigenia at Paleobiology Database