Rangifer

See also: rangifer and rangífer

Translingual

Rangifer tarandus

Etymology

From Latin rangifer (“reindeer”).

Pronunciation

English: IPA^(key): /ˈrændʒɪfəɹ/

Proper noun

Rangifer m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – reindeer or caribou.

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; Cervidae - family; Capreolinae - subfamily; Rangiferini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Rangifer tarandus - sole accepted extant species

References

Reindeer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rangifer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rangifer on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Rangifer at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
“Rangifer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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