Mormyrus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μορμύρος (mormúros, “Lithognathus mormyrus (syn. Pagellus mormyrus)”).

Proper noun

Mormyrus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Mormyridae – certain ray-finned fishes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Mormyrus kannume, Mormyrus hasselquistii, Mormyrus niloticus, Mormyrus macrocephalus - selected species

Derived terms

Heteromormyrus

References

Mormyrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mormyrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mormyrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mormyrus at World Register of Marine Species

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