Exocoetus

See also: Exocœtus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin exōcoetus (“a fish that sleeps on the shore”), from Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos), from ἔξω (éxō, “outside”) + κοῖτος (koîtos, “bed, resting place”)

Proper noun

Exocoetus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Exocoetidae – a genus of flying fish.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Exocoetus volitans (blue flyingfish) - type species

References

Exocoetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Exocoetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Exocoetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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