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
- Category:Lepisosteus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lepisosteus at World Register of Marine Species
- Lepisosteus at Paleobiology Database