Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus
Translingual
R. t. platyrhynchus (Svalbard reindeer)
Etymology
From Latin rangifer (“reindeer”) + Ancient Greek τάρανδος (tárandos, “reindeer”) + πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)
Proper noun
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus m
- A taxonomic subspecies within the family Cervidae – the Svalbard reindeer.
Hypernyms
- (subspecies): Cervidae - family; Capreolinae - subfamily; Rangifer - genus; Rangifer tarandus - species
Further reading
- Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
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