Coccus

See also: coccus and -coccus

Translingual

Coccus hesperidum

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)

Proper noun

Coccus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – some scale insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Sternorrhyncha - suborder; Coccoidea - superfamily; Coccidae - family; Coccinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Coccus hesperidum - type species; for others see Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

• Coccus cacti (cochineal, now Dactylopius coccus)

Further reading

• Coccus (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Coccus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Coccus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Coccus at National Center for Biotechnology Information