Polypterus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύπτερος (polúpteros, many-winged), from πολύς (polús, many) + πτερόν (pterón, a wing, feather).

Proper noun

Polypterus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polypteridae – many freshwater fish including the bichirs.

Hyponyms