Rhincodon
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + -odon; intrusive c from a printer's error; name conserved by ICZN. (See EtyFish.)
Proper noun
[edit]Rhincodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).
Synonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder; Orectolobiformes - order; Rhincodontidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Rhincodon typus - sole accepted species
References
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Rhincodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rhincodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Rhincodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons