Lepisosteus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Proper noun

Lepisosteus m

1. 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
• Lepisosteus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lepisosteus at World Register of Marine Species
• Lepisosteus at Paleobiology Database