Ichthyophaga

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Proper noun

Ichthyophaga f

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain fish eagles, now included in Haliaeetus.
(archaic) Piscinquilinus, certain turbellarians, parasitic to fish.

Synonyms

(genus of birds): Icthyophaga

Hypernyms

(genus of birds): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Haliaeetinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus of birds): Ichthyophaga humilis ( ⇒ Haliaeetus humilis), Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus ( ⇒ Haliaeetus ichthyaetus) - species

References

Ichthyophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ichthyophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Haliaeetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ichthyophaga at Encyclopedia of Life
Ichthyophaga at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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