Geotria
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek. See γεωτραγία (geōtragía, “eating of earth-like substances”) Like other lampreys pouched lampreys carry stones to a nesting site.
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Proper noun
Geotria f
- The pouched lamprey or southern lamprey, of Australia.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geotridae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Geotridae): Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Goetridae - family
- (genus in Petromyzontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Agnatha - infraphylum; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Petromyzontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Geotria australis - sole extant species
References
Geotria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Geotria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Geotria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Geotria at World Register of Marine Species
- Geotria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Geotria at Encyclopedia of Life
- Geotria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Geotria at Paleobiology Database
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