Macrotis

Translingual

Macrotis lagotis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “ear”).

Proper noun

Macrotis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Thylacomyidae – bilbies.

Synonyms

rabbit-eared bandicoot

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Peramelemorphia - order; Thylacomyidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Macrotis lagotis (greater bilby); †Macrotis leucura (lesser bilby — extinct)

See also

Peramelidae (bandicoots)

References

Macrotis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macrotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Macrotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Macrotis in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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