Sarcophilus

Translingual

Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil)

Etymology

From New Latin, from sarco-, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”), + -philus, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “lover”).

Proper noun

Sarcophilus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – the Tasmanian devil.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Sarcophilus harrisii - sole living species; †Sarcophilus laniarius, †Sarcophilus moornaensis - extinct species

See also

• List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sarcophiline
• sarcophile
• †Thylacinus

References

• Sarcophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sarcophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sarcophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons