Necator

See also: necator

Translingual

Necator americanus

Etymology

From Latin necātor (“slayer, murderer”), from neco (“to kill, to slay”) +‎ -ātor (“-er, -or”).

Proper noun

Necator m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corticiaceae – certain fungi.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Ancylostomatidae – common hookworms that have buccal teeth resembling flat plates, that include internal parasites of humans and various other mammals, and that are probably of African origin though first identified in North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus of family Corticiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Corticiales - order; Corticiaceae - family
• (genus of family Ancylostomatidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Strongylida - order; Ancylostomatoidea - superfamily; Ancylostomatidae - family; Bunostomatinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus of family Corticiaceae): Necator decretus - sole accepted species
• (genus of family Ancylostomatidae): Necator americanus - sole accepted species

References

fungus

• Necator (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Corticiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Necator at MycoBank

nematode

• Necator (nematode) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Necator (Uncinariidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Necator on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Necator at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Necator”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.