Oryctolagus

Translingual

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

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