Delphinapterus
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Delphinapterus leucas
Translingual
Etymology
Probably a compound of Latin delphīnus ("dolphin") + Latin pterus ("winged") or Ancient Greek πτερόν ("feather, wing").
Proper noun
Delphinapterus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Monodontidae – the single species Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea - infraorder; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - parvorder; Monodontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Delphinapterus leucas (species)
Further reading
Delphinapterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Delphinapterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Delphinapterus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Delphinapterus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Delphinapterus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Delphinapterus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Delphinapterus at World Register of Marine Species
- Delphinapterus at Paleobiology Database
