Setonix
Translingual
Setonix brachyurus (sole species)
Etymology
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Proper noun
Setonix m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Macropodidae – the single species Setonix brachyurus.
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 (species)
Further reading
quokka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Setonix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Setonix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Compound of Latin sēta ("bristle"), 'rustic' variant of saeta, and Ancient Greek ὄνυξ ("nail")[1]. Thus, the better spelling is saetonyx, albeit deviating from the scientific name.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sētonix | sētonichēs |
| Genitive | sētonichis | sētonichum |
| Dative | sētonichī | sētonichibus |
| Accusative | sētonichem | sētonichēs |
| Ablative | sētoniche | sētonichibus |
| Vocative | sētonix | sētonichēs |
References
- Colin Groves; Stephen Jackson (2015) Taxonomy of Australian Mammals, page 169.
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