Translingual

Proper noun

Caenorhabditis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhabditidae – many nematodes, some of which are model organisms in genetics.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Rhabditida - order; Rhabditina - suborder; Rhabditomorpha - infraorder; Rhabditidae - family; Peloderinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Caenorhabditis elegans - species used as model organism of nematodes