Cataglyphis bombycinus
Translingual
Three of the species Cataglyphis bombycinus dismantling a beetle. Note the reflective surface of the ants' bodies
Proper noun
Cataglyphis bombycinus m
- A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – the Saharan silver ant.
Usage notes
- The gender of Cataglyphis should be feminine, following what prevails among Ancient Greek words whose transliteration ends in glyphis which would make this term properly Cataglyphis bombycina. But taxonomic sources generally treat it as if it were masculine.
Synonyms
- Cataglyphis bombycina
Hypernyms
- (species): Hymenoptera - order; Formicidae - family; Formicinae - subfamily; Formicini - tribe; Cataglyphis - genus
Hyponyms
- (species): Cataglyphis bombycinus bombycinus, Cataglyphis bombycinus bruneipes, Cataglyphis bombycinus sinaiticus - subspecies
References
Cataglyphis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cataglyphis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cataglyphis_bombycina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cataglyphis bombycinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cataglyphis bombycinus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Cataglyphis bombycina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cataglyphis_bombycinus at Animal Diversity Web