English words from taxonomic name
- breadfruitAny member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
- flatwormAny of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
- American bird grasshopperSchistocerca americana, a species of large North American grasshopper or locust, usually colored a dull yellow or tan with various markings of white, brown and black.
- Armbruster's wolfAn extinct canine (†Aenocyon armbrusteri; previously †Canis armbrusteri), which lived in North America during the Early to Middle Pleistocene epoch.
- bigfin squidAny member of the genus Magnapinna of rarely seen squid, characterized by extremely long arms and tentacles, and being the only squid known to inhabit the hadal zone of the ocean.
- bird-hippedBelonging to the clade †Ornithischia, a group of primarily herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by a pubis that projects backwards, running parallel to the ischium.
- Carolina cranesbillAny of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.
- crow sharkAny of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
- Deninger's bearUrsus deningeri, an extinct species of bear, endemic to Eurasia during the Pleistocene for approximately 1.7 million years, from 1.8 to 0.1 million years ago; it is the ancestor to the later cave bear.
- Japanese irisA group of iris flower species native to or cultivated in East Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, China, Russia, and Mongolia. Scientifically, the three primary species are Iris ensata, Iris laevigata, and Iris sanguinea.
- lizard-hippedBelonging to the clade Saurischia, a group of dinosaurs typically characterised by a pelvic structure in which the pubis projects forward, forming a three-pronged arrangement.
- Loch's chromodorisA species of colourful sea slug, Chromodoris lochi, having a blue or blueish-white colour.
- modest cadlinaA species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug of species Cadlina modesta, reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.
- oakleaf hydrangeaA type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia.
- redskin onionAllium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.
- sweet shaggytuftA perennial plant with small lavender-colored flowers, native to the Americas, of species Stenandrium dulce.
- thunder beastA legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin, and depicted as various animals.