Scorpiurus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Scorpiurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants call scorpion's tails.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Dolichopodidae – certain flies native to New Zealand.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Loteae - tribe

References

plant

• Scorpiurus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scorpiurus (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scorpiurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scorpiurus at The Plant List

fly

• Scorpiurus (fly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scorpiurus (Animalia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hydrophorinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons