Sus

See also: sus, SUS, suš, sús, süs, šus, -sus, sus-, sus', Sus., šūs, and Suś

Translingual

a wild boar, Sus scrofa

Etymology

Latin sus (“hog”).

Proper noun

Sus m f

A taxonomic genus within the family Suidae – pigs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Suidae - family; Suinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Sus scrofa (wild boar) - type species; Sus domesticus (syn. of Sus scrofa domestica, domestic pig)

References

Sus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Persian (Šuš) and Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (Sūš). Doublet of Susa and Shush.

Proper noun

Sus

(historical) Alternative form of Susa

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.