Dracunculus

See also: dracunculus

Translingual

Dracunculus vulgaris

Etymology

From Latin dracunculus (“small serpent”), diminutive of draco (“a sort of serpent, dragon”).

Proper noun

Dracunculus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dracunculidae – greatly elongated nematode worms including the Guinea worm.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous aroid perennials sometimes grown for ornamental purposes.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Dracunculidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Spirurida - order; Dracunculoidea - superfamily; Dracunculidae - family
• (genus in Araceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Areae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Dracunculidae): Dracunculus insignis, Dracunculus lutrae, Dracunculus medinensis, Dracunculus oesophageus - selected species
• (genus in Araceae): Dracunculus canariensis, Dracunculus vulgaris - species

Derived terms

• Dracunculidae
• Dracunculoidea

 

References

nematode

• Dracunculus (nematode) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dracunculus (Dracunculidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dracunculus (nematoda) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dracunculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

aroid plant

• Dracunculus (aroid) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dracunculus (Areae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dracunculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dracunculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information