Busycon

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Busycon n

A taxonomic genus within the family Buccinidae – certain very large edible sea snails.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Neogastropoda - order; Buccinoidea - superfamily; Buccinidae - family; Busyconinae - subfamily; Busyconini - tribe

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Busycon carica (knobbed whelk) - type species; †Busycon contrarium - other species

References edit

Busycon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Busycon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Busycon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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