Phoxinus

See also: phoxinus

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin phoxinus, from Ancient Greek φοξῖνος (phoxînos, “minnow”).

Proper noun

Phoxinus m

1. 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
• Category: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