Oncorhynchus

Translingual

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Etymology

Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), referring to the kype

Proper noun

Oncorhynchus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – Pacific salmon etc.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Protacanthopterygii - superorder; Salmoniformes - order; Salmonidae - family; Salmoninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (pink salmon) - type species; Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus chrysogaster, Oncorhynchus clarkii (cutthroat trout), Oncorhynchus formosanus, Oncorhynchus gilae (gila trout), Oncorhynchus ishikawai, Oncorhynchus iwame, Oncorhynchus keta (chum salmon), Oncorhynchus kisutch (coho salmon), Oncorhynchus masou (cherry salmon), Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout), Oncorhynchus nerka (sockeye salmon), †Oncorhynchus rastrosus, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (chinook salmon) - species

References

• Oncorhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oncorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Oncorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Oncorhynchus at World Register of Marine Species
• Oncorhynchus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Oncorhynchus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Oncorhynchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Oncorhynchus at Fishbase
• Oncorhynchus at Paleobiology Database