Genus Polyodon (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Polyodontidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Polyodon is the type genus of the Polyodontidae, which includes the paddlefish and the sturgeons.
- In North America, the genus Polyodon consists of species like lake sturgeon and paddlefish.
- Genus Polyodon is unique as they appear during the Early Cretaceous period, with little change to their physical form since then.
- Some fish classified under genus Polyodon are euryhaline species, tolerant to changes in salt water concentration.
- Paddlefish belonging to genus Polyodon consists of filter feeding animals.