Rhincodon

Translingual

Etymology

ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + -odon; intrusive c from a printer's error; name conserved by ICZN. (See EtyFish.)

Proper noun

Rhincodon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).

Synonyms

• Rhinodon

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder; Orectolobiformes - order; Rhincodontidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhincodon typus - sole accepted species

References

• Rhincodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhincodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhincodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons