Scaphirhynchus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Scaphirhynchus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Acipenseridae – certain sturgeons of North America.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order; Acipenseridae - family; Scaphirhynchinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Scaphirhynchus albus (pallid sturgeon), Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (shovelnose sturgeon), Scaphirhynchus suttkusi (Alabama sturgeon) - species

Coordinate terms

(genus in Scaphirhynchinae): Pseudoscaphirhynchus

References

Scaphirhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scaphirhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scaphirhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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