Rhincodon
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”); intrusive c from a printer's error; name conserved by ICZN. (See EtyFish.)
Proper noun edit
Rhincodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).
Synonyms edit
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Rhincodon typus - sole accepted species
References edit
Rhincodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rhincodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Rhincodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
