Pandinus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
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- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Scorpionidae – approximately the same as the subgenus Pandinus in Pandinus (sensu lato).
- (archaic, sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Scorpionidae – certain large scorpions of tropical Africa and the southeastern Arabian peninsula.
- (archaic) A taxonomic subgenus within the family Scorpionidae – Pandinus (Pandinus).
Usage notes edit
Recent studies (2003, 2009) have cast doubt on whether the subgenus divisions reflect natural groups. For more see 
Pandinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hypernyms edit
- (subgenus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Scorpiones - order; Neoscorpionina - suborder; Scorpionidae - family; Scorpioninae - subfamily; Pandinus - genus
Hyponyms edit
- (genus sensu stricto): Pandinus gambiensis, Pandinus imperator, Pandinus ugandaensis, Pandinus ulderigoi - species
- (genus sensu lato): Pandinus, Pandinoides, Pandinops, Pandinopsis, Pandinurus (subgenera)
- Pandinus arabicus, Pandinus bellicosus, Pandinus boschisi, Pandinus cavimanus, Pandinus citernii, Pandinus colei, Pandinus dictator, Pandinus exitialis, Pandinus gambiensis, Pandinus gregoryi, Pandinus hawkeri, Pandinus imperator (emperor scorpion), Pandinus intermedius, Pandinus magretti, Pandinus meidensis, Pandinus militaris, Pandinus pallidus, Pandinus peeli, Pandinus percivali, Pandinus phillipsii, Pandinus platycheles, Pandinus pococki, Pandinus smithi, Pandinus viatoris (species)
References edit
Pandinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pandinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pandinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
