Sarcophilus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin, from sarco-, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”), + -philus, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “lover”).[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Sarcophilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyuridae – the Tasmanian devil.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria - infraclass; Dasyuromorphia - order; Dasyuridae - family; Dasyurinae - subfamily; Dasyurini - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Sarcophilus harrisii - sole living species; †Sarcophilus laniarius, †Sarcophilus moornaensis - extinct species
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Sarcophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sarcophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sarcophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “Sarcophilus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.