Conepatus
Translingual
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl conētl (“child”) + epatl (“skunk”) + -us; compare Spanish conepate.
Proper noun
Conepatus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mephitidae – the hog-nosed skunks.
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; Mephitidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Conepatus humboldtii (Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk) - type species
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