Scaphirhynchus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη f (skáphē, “boat”) + Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος n (rhúnkhos, “snout”), literally “boat-snout”
Proper noun
Scaphirhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acipenseridae – certain sturgeons of North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order; Acipenseridae - family; Scaphirhynchinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scaphirhynchus albus (pallid sturgeon), Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (shovelnose sturgeon), Scaphirhynchus suttkusi (Alabama sturgeon) - species
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Scaphirhynchinae): Pseudoscaphirhynchus
References
Scaphirhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scaphirhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scaphirhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
