Lepisosteus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Proper noun

Lepisosteus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Lepidosteidae – slender gars.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Holostei - class; Lepisosteiformes - order; Lepisosteidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Lepisosteus oculatus, Lepisosteus osseus, Lepisosteus platostomus, Lepisosteus platyrhincus - species

References

Lepisosteus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lepisosteus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lepisosteus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lepisosteus at World Register of Marine Species
Lepisosteus at Paleobiology Database

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