Alopias
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Threshershark.jpg/220px-Threshershark.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”).
Proper noun
[edit]Alopias m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alopiidae – thresher shark.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Lamniformes - order; Alopiidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (family): Alopias vulpinus (common thresher) - type species; Alopias pelagicus (pelagic thresher), Alopias superciliosus (bigeye thresher) - other extant species
References
[edit]Alopias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alopias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Alopias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons