Euphausia

Translingual

Euphausia superba

Etymology

New Latin eu- + Ancient Greek φαῦσις (phaûsis, “lighting, illumination”), presumably because of its bioluminescence.

Proper noun

Euphausia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphausiidae – certain krill.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Euphausiacea - order; Euphausiidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Euphausia superba - type species; Euphausia americana, Euphausia brevis, Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia diomedeae, Euphausia distinguenda, Euphausia eximia, Euphausia fallax, Euphausia frigida, Euphausia gibba, Euphausia gibboides, Euphausia hanseni, Euphausia hemigibba, Euphausia krohnii, Euphausia lamelligera, Euphausia longirostris, Euphausia lucens, Euphausia mucronata, Euphausia mutica, Euphausia nana, Euphausia pacifica, Euphausia paragibba, Euphausia pseudogibba, Euphausia recurva, Euphausia sanzoi, Euphausia sibogae, Euphausia similis, Euphausia spinifera, Euphausia tenera, Euphausia triacantha, Euphausia vallentini - species

Further reading

Euphausia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Euphausia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Euphausia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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