Setonix
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Setonix m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Macropodidae – the single species Setonix brachyurus.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Macropodiformes - suborder; Macropodidae - family; Macropodinae - subfamily (quokka)
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Setonix brachyurus (species)
Further reading edit
- quokka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Setonix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Setonix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sēta ("bristle") and Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux) ("nail").[1]
Noun edit
sētonix m or f (genitive sētonichis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.