Notropis
Translingual
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Etymology
Irregular (syncopic) compound of the Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton, “back”) + τρόπις (trópis, “keel”) ≈ “keeled back”, so named on account of its central dorsal ridge (carination). *Nototropis would be the analogical spelling.
Proper noun
Notropis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the eastern shiners, small freshwater fish of North America.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Notropis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Cypriniformes - order; Cyprinoidea - superfamily; Cyprinidae - family; Leuciscinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (emerald shiner) - type species; for 90 accepted species see Notropis at Fishbase.
Further reading
Notropis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Notropis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Notropis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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