Belone

See also: belone

Translingual

Belone belone

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “needle, garfish”)

Proper noun

Belone f

A taxonomic genus within the family Belonidae – garfishes.

Usage notes

Most of the species formerly included in Belone are now placed in other genera in Belonidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Beloniformes - order; Belonoidei - suborder; Scomberesocoidea - superfamily; Belonidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Belone belone - type species; Belone svetovidovi - other extant species, †Belone countermani - extinct species

Derived terms

References

Belone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Belone on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Belone on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Belone at World Register of Marine Species
Belone on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Belone at Encyclopedia of Life
Belone at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Belone at Fossilworks

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