Ameiurus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ameiurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ictaluridae – bullhead catfishes, of the US and Canada east of the continental divide.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi – superorder; Siluriformes – order; Ictaluridae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead) - type species; Ameiurus brunneus (snail bullhead), Ameiurus catus (white bullhead), Ameiurus melas (black bullhead), Ameiurus nebulosus (brown bullhead), Ameiurus platycephalus (flat bullhead), Ameiurus serracanthus (spotted bullhead) - other extant species
References
Ameiurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ameiurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ameiurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
