Otocephala

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Otocephala

1. A taxonomic cohort within the class Teleostei – corresponding to clade Otomorpha of herrings, smelts, milkfishes, etc.

Hypernyms

• (cohort): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Osteoglossocephala - clade; Clupeocephala - group

Hyponyms

• (cohort): Alepocephali; Clupei; Ostariophysi - subcohorts

References

• Otocephala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Otomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Otomorpha at National Center for Biotechnology Information