Pelecus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Pelecus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the single species Pelecus cultratus (sabre carp or sabrefish), of the Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea basins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Cypriniformes – order; Cyprinoidea – superfamily; Cyprinidae – family; Leuciscinae - subfamily
References
Pelecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pelecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pelecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
