Sarcophilus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin, from sarco-, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”), + -philus, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “lover”).[1]
Proper noun edit
Sarcophilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – the Tasmanian devil.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria - infraclass; Dasyuromorphia - order; Dasyuridae - family; Dasyurinae - subfamily; Dasyurini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Sarcophilus harrisii - sole living species; †Sarcophilus laniarius, †Sarcophilus moornaensis - extinct species
See also edit
References edit
Sarcophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sarcophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sarcophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “Sarcophilus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.