Oncorhynchus

Translingual

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

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

Oncorhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oncorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Oncorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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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