Macropodus

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Translingual

Macropodus opercularis, male and female

Etymology

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Proper noun

Macropodus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Osphronemidae – certain paradise fishes, Chinese bettas.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Macropodus opercularis (paradise fish, paradise gourami) - type species; Macropodus erythropterus (red-backed paradisefish), Macropodus ocellatus (round-tailed paradisefish), Macropodus spechti (black paradisefish) - selected species

References

Macropodus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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