Borrowed fromAncient Greekμαλλωτός(mallōtós,“villous, flocky”) fromμαλλός(mallós,“flock of wool”).

Mallotus m

1. A taxonomicgenus within thefamilyEuphorbiaceae – some trees related tospurges, including thekamala.
2. A taxonomicgenus within thefamilyOsmeridae – thecapelin, a species of fish.

• (genus in Osemeridae):Eukaryota – superkingdom;Animalia – kingdom;Bilateria – subkingdom;Deuterostomia – infrakingdom;Chordata – phylum;Vertebrata – subphylum;Gnathostomata – infraphylum;Osteichthyes – superclass;Actinopterygii – superclass;Actinopteri – class;Neopterygii – subclass;Teleostei – infraclass;Protacanthopterygii – subcohort/superorder;Osmeriformes – order;Osmeroidea – superfamily;Osmeridae – family

• (genus within Euphorbiaceae):Mallotus paniculatus – type species;Mallotus japonicus,Mallotus philippensis (kamala),Mallotus rhamnifolius (buckthorn-leaved kamala) – selected other species; for a comprehensive list of species, seeMallotus (Euphorbiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• (genus within Osmeridae):Mallotus villosus (capelin) – sole species

in Euphorbiaceae

• Mallotus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mallotus (Euphorbiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mallotus (Euphorbiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mallotus atIntegrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Mallotus atNational Center for Biotechnology Information
• Mallotus at USDA Plants database

in Osmeridae

• Capelin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mallotus (Osmeridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mallotus atIntegrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Mallotus atNational Center for Biotechnology Information
• Mallotus protologue at theBiodiversity Heritage Library

• Translingual terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
• Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek
• Translingual lemmas
• Translingual proper nouns
• mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
• mul:Spurges
• mul:Smelts

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