Axis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin axis. === Proper noun === Axis m A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – hog deer. ==== 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; Cervidae – family; Cervinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Axis axis, Axis calamianensis, Axis kuhlii, Axis porcinus – extant species === References === Axis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Axis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Axis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Axis The alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Germany, Italy, Japan, and several minor allied countries, which opposed the Allies. [20th c.] === Adjective === Axis (not comparable) Of or pertaining to this alliance. [20th c.] Antonym: Allied ==== Synonyms ==== the Axis Powers ==== Translations ==== === See also === Axis powers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia