Mordacia
See also: mordacia
Translingual
Mordacia mordax
Etymology
From Latin mordax (“biting, snappish, tart; cutting”).
Proper noun
Mordacia f
- The southern topeyed lampreys
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mordaciidae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Mordaciidae): Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Mordaciidae - family
- (genus in Petromyzontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Agnatha - infraphylum; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Petromyzontidae - family; Mordaciinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Mordacia lapicida (Chilean lamprey), Mordacia mordax (Australian lamprey), Mordacia praecox (Australian brook lamprey) - species
References
Mordacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mordacia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mordacia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Mordacia at World Register of Marine Species
- Mordacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Mordacia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Mordacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Mordacia at Paleology Database