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Mordacia
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mordacia
Translingual
thumb|Mordacia mordax species Mordacia mordax
Etymology
From mul la mordax biting, snappish, tart; cutting.
Proper noun
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southern topeyed lampreys
genus family Mordaciidae
genus family Petromyzontidae
Hypernyms
genus in Mordaciidae Vertebrata subphylum - subphylum; Hyperoartia clade - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi class - class; Petromyzontiformes order - order; Mordaciidae family - family
genus in Petromyzontidae ; Mordaciinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Mordacia mordax species (Australian lamprey) - type species; Mordacia lapicida species (Chilean lamprey), Mordacia praecox species (Australian brook lamprey) - other species
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