Chironectes
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + νήκτης (nḗktēs, “swimmer”).
Proper noun
Chironectes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Didelphidae – the marsupial water opossum; yapok.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Marsupialia - infraclass; Didelphimorphia - order; Didelphidae - family; Didelphinae - subfamily; Didelphinae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chironectes minimus - sole species
Further reading
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