Cossus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cossus (“woodworm”). === Proper noun === Cossus m A taxonomic genus within the family Cossidae – typical cossid moths. ==== Usage notes ==== Most species originally placed in Cossus are now placed in other genera, including those shown below as derived terms, but also other genera. About 20 species remain. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order ; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Cossoidea – superfamily; Cossidae – family; Cossulinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Cossus cossus (goat moth) – type species ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Cossus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cossus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Etymology === From cossus (“woodworm”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔs.sus] === Proper noun === Cossus m sg (genitive Cossī); second declension A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Aulus Cornelius Cossus, a Roman consul ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Translingual: Cossus === References === “Cossus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.