Macrodontia

See also: macrodontia

Translingual

Macrodontia cervicornis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “large”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Proper noun

Macrodontia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – very large beetles of Central and South America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder; Chrysomeloidea - superfamily; Cerambycidae - family; Prioninae - subfamily; Macrodontiini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species see Macrodontia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Related terms

• Macrodon
• †Macrodonax
• Macrodonia
• Macrodonta
• Macrodontes
• Macrodontium
• Macrodontus

References

• Macrodontia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Macrodontia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Macrodontia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Macrodontia available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
• Macrodontia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Macrodontia at the Catalogue of Life 
• Macrodontia at Encyclopedia of Life