Oryctolagus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”) + -lagus from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”).
Proper noun[edit]
Oryctolagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leporidae – the European rabbit.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia/Eutheria - infraclass; Lagomorpha - order; Leporidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Oryctolagus cuniculus - sole extant species