Phoxinus

See also: phoxinus

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Phoxinus m

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
Phoxinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Phoxinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Phoxinus at Encyclopedia of Life
Phoxinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Phoxinus at World Register of Marine Species

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