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Polypogon
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Translingual
thumb|Polypogon tentacularia species. sense 1
Etymology
mul poly- multiple πώγων grc m beard. While 'πώγων' ends with the typical neuter suffix '-ων', it is masculine, not neuter or feminine, so it is unknown why the grammatical genders changed in these genera.
Proper noun
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mul zoology genus family Noctuidae certain en owlet moth owlet moths, reported principally in western Eurasia
mul botany genus family Poaceae beard grasses or rabbitsfoot grass es, of temperate climates worldwide
Hypernyms
genus in Noctuidae ; Herminiinae subfamily subfamily
genus in Poaceae ; Pooideae subfamily subfamily; Poeae tribe tribe; Agrostidinae subtribe subtribe
Hyponyms
genus in Noctuidae Polypogon fractalis species, Polypogon plumigeralis species (plumed fan-foot), Polypogon strigilatus species (common fan-foot), Polypogon tentacularia species selected species
genus in Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis species (annual beard grass, rabbit-foot grass) type species; Polypogon viridis species (water-bent grass), Polypogon australis species (Chilean rabbitsfoot grass, Chilean beard grass), Polypogon elongatus species (streambank rabbitsfoot grass), Polypogon interruptus species (ditch rabbitsfoot grass, ditch beard grass, ditch polypogon), Polypogon maritimus species (Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass), Polypogon tenellus species selected other species
References
owlet moths
Polypogon (moth)
Polypogon (ICZN)
Polypogon (Noctuidae)
grasses
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Polypogon (Poaceae)
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mul Noctuoid moths Poeae tribe grasses