Osmerus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀσμηρός (osmērós, “odorous, scented”) === Proper noun === Osmerus m A taxonomic genus within the family Osmeridae – smelts. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Protacanthopterygii - superorder; Osmeriformes - order; Osmeroidea - superfamily; Osmeridae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Osmerus eperlanus (European smelt) – type species; Osmerus dentex (Pacific rainbow smelt), Osmerus mordax (rainbow smelt), Osmerus spectrum (pygmy smelt) – other species === References === Osmerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Osmerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Osmerus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons