Arenaria

See also: arenaria and arenária

Translingual

Arenaria melanocephala (Scolopacidae)

Arenaria erinacea (Caryophyllaceae)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Arenaria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – turnstones, that forage for invertebrates along sea coasts worldwide, notably under small stones.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – sandworts.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Scolopacidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family
• (genus in Caryophyllaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Arenarieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Scolopacidae): Arenaria interpres - type species; Arenaria melanocephala - other species
• (genus in Caryophyllaceae): Arenaria serpyllifolia - type species; for the numerous other species see Arenaria at The Plant List.

References

bird

• Turnstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arenaria (Scolopacidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Arenaria (Scolopacidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arenaria at Paleobiology Database
• Arenaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Arenaria at the Catalogue of Life 
• Arenaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

plant

• Arenaria (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arenaria (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arenaria at USDA Plants database
• Arenaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Arenaria at the Catalogue of Life 
• Arenaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Arenaria at The Plant List