Micrurus

Translingual

Etymology

Likely from μικρός (mikrós, “small”, “long”) +‎ οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming adjectives)

Proper noun

Micrurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – coral snake.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Elapoidea - superfamily; Elapidae - family

References

Micrurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Micrurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Micrurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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