Odocoileus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) +‎ Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) +‎ Latin -eus. === Proper noun === Odocoileus m A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – medium-sized deer, the two extant species of which are native to the Americas. ==== 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; Capreolinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Odocoileus virginianus - type species; Odocoileus hemionus - other extant species === Further reading === Odocoileus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Odocoileus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Odocoileus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Odocoileus in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Odocoileus at Animal Diversity Web Odocoileus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Odocoileus at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Odocoileus”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026