Phoxinus
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Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin phoxinus, from Ancient Greek φοξῖνος (phoxînos, “minnow”).
Proper noun
Phoxinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – small fish, found throughout Eurasia, including many of the minnows.
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
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phoxinus phoxinus (Eurasian minnow) - type species
References
Phoxinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phoxinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phoxinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Phoxinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Phoxinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Phoxinus at World Register of Marine Species
