Ostracion

Translingual

Ostracion cubicus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀστρᾰ́κιον (ostrákion), diminutive of ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shellfish”)

Proper noun

Ostracion m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ostraciidae – some of the fish called boxfishes and trunkfishes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Ostraciidae - family; Ostraciinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ostracion cubicus - type species. For other species see Ostracion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

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

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