Coccus

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) === Proper noun === Coccus m A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – some scale insects. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Sternorrhyncha – suborder; Coccoidea – superfamily; Coccidae – family; Coccinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Coccus hesperidum - type species; for others see Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies ==== Derived terms ==== Coccus cacti (cochineal, now Dactylopius coccus) === Further reading === Coccus (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Coccus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Coccus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Coccus at National Center for Biotechnology Information