Oncomelania

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb of an arrow”) +‎ Melania.

Proper noun

Oncomelania f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pomatiopsidae – amphibious snails of Asian and Pacific island freshwaters that comprises forms which are intermediate hosts of a schistosome (Schistosoma japonicum).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Prosobranchia - subclass; Mesogastropoda - order; Pomatiopsidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Oncomelania hupensis - species

References

Oncomelania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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