Setonix
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Setonix m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Macropodidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia – infraclass; Diprotodontia – order; Macropodiformes – suborder; Macropodidae – family; Macropodinae - subfamily (quokka)
Hyponyms
- (genus): Setonix brachyurus (sole species)
Further reading
- quokka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Setonix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Setonix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Alternative forms
- saetonyx
Etymology
From Latin sēta ("bristle") and Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux) ("nail").[1]
Noun
sētonix m or f (genitive sētonichis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sētonix | sētonichēs |
| genitive | sētonichis | sētonichum |
| dative | sētonichī | sētonichibus |
| accusative | sētonichem | sētonichēs |
| ablative | sētoniche | sētonichibus |
| vocative | sētonix | sētonichēs |