Euphausia
Translingual edit
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Etymology edit
New Latin eu- + Ancient Greek φαῦσις (phaûsis, “lighting, illumination”), presumably because of its bioluminescence.
Proper noun edit
Euphausia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphausiidae – certain krill.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Euphausiacea - order; Euphausiidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Euphausia superba - type species; Euphausia americana, Euphausia brevis, Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia diomedeae, Euphausia distinguenda, Euphausia eximia, Euphausia fallax, Euphausia frigida, Euphausia gibba, Euphausia gibboides, Euphausia hanseni, Euphausia hemigibba, Euphausia krohnii, Euphausia lamelligera, Euphausia longirostris, Euphausia lucens, Euphausia mucronata, Euphausia mutica, Euphausia nana, Euphausia pacifica, Euphausia paragibba, Euphausia pseudogibba, Euphausia recurva, Euphausia sanzoi, Euphausia sibogae, Euphausia similis, Euphausia spinifera, Euphausia tenera, Euphausia triacantha, Euphausia vallentini - species
Further reading edit
Euphausia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Euphausia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Euphausia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
