Scaphirhynchus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη f (skáphē, “boat”) +‎ Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος n (rhúnkhos, “snout”), literally “boat-snout”

Proper noun

Scaphirhynchus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acipenseridae – certain sturgeons of North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order; Acipenseridae - family; Scaphirhynchinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scaphirhynchus albus (pallid sturgeon), Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (shovelnose sturgeon), Scaphirhynchus suttkusi (Alabama sturgeon) - species

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Scaphirhynchinae): Pseudoscaphirhynchus

References

• Scaphirhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scaphirhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scaphirhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons