Oncorhynchus
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), referring to the kype
Proper noun
Oncorhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – the Pacific salmon etc.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Protacanthopterygii - superorder; Salmoniformes - order; Salmonidae - family; Salmoninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus chrysogaster, Oncorhynchus clarkii (cutthroat trout), Oncorhynchus formosanus, Oncorhynchus gilae (gila trout), Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (pink salmon), Oncorhynchus ishikawai, Oncorhynchus iwame, Oncorhynchus keta (chum salmon), Oncorhynchus kisutch (coho salmon), Oncorhynchus masou (cherry salmon), Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout), Oncorhynchus nerka (sockeye salmon), †Oncorhynchus rastrosus, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (chinook salmon) - species
References
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- Oncorhynchus at World Register of Marine Species
- Oncorhynchus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Oncorhynchus at the Catalogue of Life
- Oncorhynchus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Oncorhynchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Oncorhynchus at Fishbase
- Oncorhynchus at Fossilworks
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