"Genus Todus" ba kalma ba ce a cikin harshen Ingilishi. Rabe-raben kimiyya ne wanda ke nufin jinsin tsuntsaye a cikin dangin Todidae, wanda aka fi sani da todies. Kalmar “genus” tana nufin matsayi na harajin da ake amfani da shi a ilimin halitta don rarraba halittu, kuma “Todus” shine sunan kimiyya ga jinsin tsuntsaye.
