Osmerus

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Translingual

Osmerus mordax

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμήρης (osmḗrēs, “odorous”)

Proper noun

Osmerus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Osmeridae – smelts.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Protacanthopterygii - superorder; Osmeriformes - order; Osmeroidea - superfamily; Osmeridae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Osmerus eperlanus (European smelt) – type species; Osmerus dentex (Pacific rainbow smelt), Osmerus mordax (rainbow smelt), Osmerus spectrum (pygmy smelt) – other species

References

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