Oncomelania

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb of an arrow”) +‎ Melania. === Proper noun === Oncomelania f A taxonomic genus within the family Pomatiopsidae – amphibious snails of Asian and Pacific island freshwaters that comprises forms which are intermediate hosts of a schistosome (Schistosoma japonicum). ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Prosobranchia – subclass; Mesogastropoda – order; Pomatiopsidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Oncomelania hupensis - species === References === Oncomelania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia