Glis

See also: glis

Translingual

Glis glis

Etymology

Latin glis (“dormouse”)

Proper noun

Glis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Gliridae – the edible dormouse.

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; Rodentia - order; Sciuromorpha - suborder; Sciuridae - family; Gliridae - family; Glirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Glis glis - sole known extant species

References

Edible dormouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Glis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Glis glis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Glis

A town in Brig-Glis municipality, Valais canton, Switzerland.

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