Chaetodon

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Translingual

Chaetodon capistratus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

Proper noun

Chaetodon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Chaetodontidae – the butterflyfishes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Chaetodontiformes - order; Chaetodontidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Chaetodon capistratus - type species

Derived terms

References

Chaetodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chaetodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chaetodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chaetodon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Chaetodon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Chaetodon at World Register of Marine Species

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