Oryctolagus
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”) + -lagus from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”)
Proper noun
Oryctolagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leporidae – the European rabbit.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (genus): Oryctolagus cuniculus - sole extant species