Ammotragus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”).

Proper noun

Ammotragus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – the Barbary sheep.

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; Bovidae - family; Caprinae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Ammotragus lervia - sole known species
For the subspecies see Ammotragus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Coordinate terms

(genus): Arabitragus, Capra, Hemitragus, †Myotragus, Nilgiritragus, Ovis, Pseudois, †Sporadotragus (in Caprinae); Budorcas, Capricornis, Naemorhedus, Oreamnos, Ovibos, Pantholops, Rupicapra

References

Ammotragus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ammotragus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ammotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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