Delphinapterus

Translingual

Delphinapterus leucas

Etymology

Probably a compound of Latin delphīnus ("dolphin") + Latin pterus ("winged") or Ancient Greek πτερόν ("feather, wing").

Proper noun

Delphinapterus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Monodontidae – the single species Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea - infraorder; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - parvorder; Monodontidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Delphinapterus leucas (species)

Further reading

• Delphinapterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Delphinapterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Delphinapterus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Delphinapterus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Delphinapterus in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Delphinapterus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Delphinapterus at World Register of Marine Species
• Delphinapterus at Paleobiology Database