Tetranychus
Translingual
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Tetranychus urticae
Etymology
New Latin tetra- + -onychus, from ὄνυχος (ónukhos, “clawed”), from ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”)
Proper noun
Tetranychus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tetranychidae – certain economically important, crop-destroying spider mites.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Trombidiformes - order; Prostigmata - suborder; Eleutherengona - cohort; Raphignathae - section; Tetranychoidea - superfamily; Tetranychidae - family; Tetranychini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus cinnabarinus - selected species
Further reading
Tetranychus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tetranychus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Tetranychus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons