Agkistrodon
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄγκιστρον (ánkistron, “fishhook”) + -odon (“tooth”). The usual transliteration of γ for g follows the pronunciation. This spelling distinguishes this genus from the genus Ankistrodon of archosaurs.
Proper noun
Agkistrodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – certain pit vipers, the moccasins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Viperoidea - superfamily; Viperidae - family; Crotalinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- For species see
Agkistrodon on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Agkistrodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Agkistrodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Agkistrodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Agkistrodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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