Lepisosteus

Translingual

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 Fossilworks

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