Mastax

See also: mastax

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “mouth, jaws”).

Proper noun

Mastax f

1. A taxonomic genus within the subtribe Mastacina – certain ground beetles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Adephaga - suborder; Carabidae - family; Brachininae - subfamily; Brachinini - tribe; Mastacina - subtribe.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mastax thermarum - type species. See full list at Wikispecies.

Derived terms

• Mastacina