Translingual

Proper noun

Polyodontidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Acipenseriformes – the American paddlefish.

Hypernyms

• (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Polyodon (American paddlefish) - sole genus still extant; Psephurus (Chinese paddlefish) - genus now thought extinct