Exocoetus

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See also: Exocœtus

Translingual

Exocoetus volitans (blue flyingfish)

Etymology

Latin exōcoetus (“a fish that sleeps on the shore”), from Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos), from ἔξω (éxō, “outside”) + κοίτη (koítē, “bed, resting place”)

Proper noun

Exocoetus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Exocoetidae – a genus of flying fish.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Beloniformes - order; Belonoidei - suborder; Exocoetidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Exocoetus volitans (blue flyingfish) - type species

References

Exocoetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Exocoetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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