Dracunculus
See also: dracunculus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dracunculus (“small serpent”), diminutive of draco (“a sort of serpent, dragon”).
Proper noun edit
Dracunculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dracunculidae – greatly elongated nematode worms including the Guinea worm.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous aroid perennials sometimes grown for ornamental purposes.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus in Dracunculidae): Dracunculus insignis, Dracunculus lutrae, Dracunculus medinensis, Dracunculus oesophageus - selected species
- (genus in Araceae): Dracunculus canariensis, Dracunculus vulgaris - species
Derived terms edit
References edit
- 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