Nyctereutes

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νυκτερευτής (nuktereutḗs, “one who hunts or fishes by night”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɪktɛˈɹuːtiz/

Proper noun

Nyctereutes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – raccoon dogs^{(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)}.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae - subfamily; Vulpini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Nyctereutes procyonoides - sole extant species

Further reading

Nyctereutes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nyctereutes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nyctereutes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nyctereutes in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Nyctereutes at Paleobiology Database

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