Encyclopedian Dictionary

Pronunciation key

( däks′hoond′ )
( daks′hund )
( dash′hund′ )
( däkhs′hoont′ )

dachs•hund

[G. dachs, badger + hund, dog].

Small dog of German breed with a long body, short legs and floppy, droopy ears. It stands 8-10" while on all four legs.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammals
Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
Order	Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 – carnivores
Suborder	Caniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores
Family	Canidae Fischer, 1817 – coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, wolves
Genus	Canis Linnaeus, 1758 – dogs, foxes, jackals
Species	Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 – Wolf, gray wolf
Subspecies	Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 – domestic dog

C.Z.

Canal Zone.

Pronunciation key

( sī′prəs vīn )

cy•press vine

Tropical American climbing vine with small, delicate trumpet shaped flowers of scarlet or white. They are related to the morning glory.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom	Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants
Subdivision	Spermatophytina – seed plants
Infradivision	Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Solanales
Family	Convolvulaceae – morning glories
Genus	Ipomoea L. – morning-glory
Species	Ipomoea quamoclit L. – cypress vine morning glory, cypress vine

Pronunciation key

( si )

cy, Cy.

[ME. & OFr. -cie; L. -cia, -tia; Gr. -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia].

a suffix meaning: quality, condition, state, or fact of being such as delinquincy.
position, rank or office such as captaincy.
Cy., county.
cy.,
1. capacity
2. currency
3. cycles