Polyodontidae

Translingual

Etymology

Polyodon +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Polyodontidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Acipenseriformes – American paddlefish.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Chondrostei - subclass

Hyponyms

• (family): Polyodon (American paddlefish) - sole genus still extant; Psephurus (Chinese paddlefish) - genus now thought extinct

References

• Polyodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polyodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Polyodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons