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Cynodon
Cynodon
Translingual
Proper noun
Cynodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – several species of grass.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cynodontidae – dogtooth characins.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Poaceae): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Chlorideae - tribe; Eleusininae - subtribe
- (genus in Cynodontidae): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Actinopteri - clade; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Ostariophysi - superorder; Characiformes - order; Cynodontidae - family; Cynodontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus of grasses): Cynodon aethiopicus, Cynodon barberi, Cynodon coursii, Cynodon dactylon, Cynodon incompletus, Cynodon × magennisii, Cynodon nlemfuensis, Cynodon plectostachyus, Cynodon radiatus, Cynodon transvaalensis
- (genus of dogtooth characins): Cynodon gibbus, Cynodon meionactis, Cynodon septenarius