Ameiurus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ameiurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ictaluridae – bullhead catfishes, of the US and Canada east of the continental divide.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi - superorder; Siluriformes - order; Ictaluridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead) - type species; Ameiurus brunneus (snail bullhead), Ameiurus catus (white bullhead), Ameiurus melas (black bullhead), Ameiurus nebulosus (brown bullhead), Ameiurus platycephalus (flat bullhead), Ameiurus serracanthus (spotted bullhead) - other extant species

References

• Ameiurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ameiurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ameiurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons