Vombatus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from English wombat, from one spelling of a native name for the animal in the Dharug language of Australia.
Proper noun
Vombatus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Vombatidae – common wombat, of southeastern Australia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Marsupialia – infraclass; Diprotodontia – order; Vombatiformes – suborder; Vombatomorphia – infraorder; Vombatoidea – superfamily; Vombatidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Vombatus ursinus (common wombat) – sole extant species; †Vombatus hacketti, †Vombatus mitchellii – accepted extinct species
Derived terms
References
- “Vombatus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Vombatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vombatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Vombatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons