Acris
See also: acris
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρῐ́ς (ăkrĭ́s, “cricket, grasshopper”), due to their vocalizations being similar to the noises made by crickets.
Proper noun
Acris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae – cricket frogs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia – subclass; Anura – order; Neobatrachia – suborder; Hylidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acris gryllus (southern cricket frog, Florida cricket frog) – type species; Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's cricket frog), Acris crepitans (northern cricket frog) – other extant species
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: cricket frog (calque)
References
- Acris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Acris
- plural of Acri