What is "potens"

Potens, a Latin word meaning powerful, found in the word potentate, may refer to:

• Metriorhynchus potens, an extinct Late Jurassic metriorhynchid crocodile species
• Myolepta potens, a hoverfly species
• Psalodon potens, an extinct mammal species
• Purranisaurus potens, an extinct Late Jurassic metriorhynchid crocodile species
• Thylacinus potens, a prehistoric mammal species
• Titanophoneus potens, a prehistoric synapsid species