Ammobates
Translingual
Etymology
ammo- (“sand”, from Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos)) + -bates m (“-walker, one who walks upon”, from Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της (-bắtēs)), literally “sand-walker”.
Proper noun
Ammobates m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – cuckoo bees found in Africa, Europe, and South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Apoidea – superfamily; Apidae – family; Nomadinae – subfamily; Ammobatini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ammobates rufiventris – selected species
Derived terms
Descendants
- → German: Sandgängerbiene (calque)
- → Greek: αμμοβάτης (ammovátis)
References
- Ammobates on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ammobates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ammobates on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons