Natrix
See also: natrix
Translingual
Natrix natrix
Etymology
From the Latin nātrīx (“water-snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥h₁trih₂.
Proper noun
Natrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – certain water and grass snakes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - infraorder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Colubridae - family; Natricinae - subfamily; Thamnophiini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Natrix natrix (grass snake) - type species; Natrix megalocephala (bighead European grass snake), Natrix maura, (viperine water snake), Natrix tessellata (dice snake)
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