Conepatus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl conētl (“child”) + epatl (“skunk”) + -us; compare Spanish conepate.
Proper noun edit
Conepatus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mephitidae – the hog-nosed skunks.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Mephitidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Conepatus humboldtii (Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk) - type species
References edit
Conepatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Conepatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Conepatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
