Uropoda

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) and Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), possibly related to members of the genus attaching themselves to other mites to change locations using a pedicel of translucent material extruded from the mite's anus. === Proper noun === Uropoda f A taxonomic genus within the family Uropodidae – tortoise mites. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari – subclass; Parasitiformes – superorder; Mesostigmata – order; Monogynaspida – suborder; Uropodina – infraorder; Uropodoidea – superfamily; Uropodidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Uropoda (Phaulodinychus), Uropoda (Uropoda) – subgenera ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Uropoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Uropoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Acari on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons