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

1. 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

• Pseudacris

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

1. plural of Acri