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Etymology
Proper noun
Sus m f
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; Artiodactyla - order; Suidae - family; Suinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sus scrofa (wild boar) - type species; Sus domesticus (syn. of Sus scrofa domestica, domestic pig)
References
- Sus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Persian شوش (Šuš) and Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (Sūš). Doublet of Susa and Shush.
Proper noun
Sus
- (historical) Alternative form of Susa