Zaglossus

Translingual

Zaglossus bruijni

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ζα (za) (from διά (diá, “through, across”)) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Proper noun

Zaglossus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tachyglossidae – the long-beaked echidnas, of New Guinea.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Prototheria – subclass; Monotremata – order; Tachyglossidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Zaglossus attenboroughi (Sir David's long-beaked echidna), Zaglossus bartoni (eastern long-beaked echidna), Zaglossus bruijni (western long-beaked echidna) (species)
  • Zaglossus hacketti, Zaglossus robustus (extinct species)

References

• Long-beaked echidna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zaglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Zaglossus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Zaglossus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Zaglossus in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Zaglossus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Zaglossus at Paleobiology Database