Lepisosteus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
Proper noun
Lepisosteus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lepidosteidae – 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 Paleology Database