Mnemiopsis

Translingual

Etymology

from Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight, view”).

Proper noun

Mnemiopsis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Bolinopsidae – a kind of sea jelly, the sea walnut.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Ctenophora - phylum; Tentaculata - class; Lobata - order; Bolinopsidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Mnemiopsis gardeni, Mnemiopsis leidyi, Mnemiopsis mccradyi - species

References

Mnemiopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mnemiopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mnemiopsis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mnemiopsis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mnemiopsis at Encyclopedia of Life
Mnemiopsis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mnemiopsis at World Register of Marine Species

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