Triaenodon
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίαινα (tríaina, “trident”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).
Proper noun
Triaenodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – whitetip reef shark.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass; Elasmobranchii - class; Selachimorpha - superorder; Carcharhiniformes - order; Carcharhinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Triaenodon obesus - sole extant species
References
Triaenodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Triaenodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Triaenodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons