Echinops
Translingual
a shield bug on thistle flowers of Echinops adenocaulos
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + ὄψ (óps, “face”) or Echinus + -ops.
Proper noun
Echinops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – globe thistles.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tenrecidae – lesser hedgehog tenrecs (Echinops telfairi), of Madagascar.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Asteraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Cynareae - tribe
- (genus in Tenrecidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Afrosoricida - order; Tenrecidae - family; Tenrecinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus in Asteraceae): Echinops sphaerocephalus - type species; Echinops adenocaulos, Echinops bannaticus, Echinops chantavicus, Echinops echinatus, Echinops exaltatus, Echinops giganteus, Echinops gmelinii, Echinops graecus, Echinops humilis, Echinops latifolius, Echinops longisetus, Echinops nivens, Echinops niveus, Echinops orientalis, Echinops ritro, Echinops ruthenicus, Echinops setifer, Echinops spinosissimus, Echinops tournefortii, Echinops tschimganicus, Echinops viscosus - selected other species
- (genus in Tenrecidae): Echinops telfairi - sole accepted extant species
References
- globe thistle
Echinops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Echinops (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Echinops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Echinops at The Plant List
- tenrec
- lesser hedgehog tenrec on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Echinops (Martin) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Echinops telfairi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Echinops in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
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