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Notropis
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Translingual
thumb|Notropis atherinoides
Etymology
Irregular (en syncope syncopic) compound of the mul grc - grc νῶτον τρόπις back keel 1 ≈ “keeled back”, so named on account of its central dorsal ridge (en carination). *mul Nototropis would be the analogical spelling.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Cyprinidae eastern shiner s, small freshwater fish of North America
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Hypernyms
genus ; Leuciscinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Notropis atherinoides species (emerald shiner) type species; for 90 accepted species see Notropis at Fishbase.
Further reading
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