Lepomis

Translingual

Lepomis auritus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πῶμα (pôma, “lid, cover”).

Proper noun

Lepomis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Centrarchidae – certain freshwater fish.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Centrarchiformes - order; Centrarchidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Lepomis auritus, Lepomis cyanellus, Lepomis gibbosus, Lepomis gulosus, Lepomis humilis, Lepomis macrochirus, Lepomis marginatus, Lepomis megalotis, Lepomis microlophus, Lepomis miniatus, Lepomis punctatus, Lepomis symmetricus

References

Lepomis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lepomis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lepomis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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