Rhincodon
Translingual
Etymology
ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + -odon; intrusive c from a printer's error; name conserved by ICZN. (See EtyFish.)
Proper noun
Rhincodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii – subclass; Selachimorpha – superorder; Orectolobiformes – order; Rhincodontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhincodon typus - sole accepted species
References
- Rhincodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhincodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Rhincodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons