Definition of Cobitidae

1. Noun. Loaches.

Exact synonyms: Family Cobitidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Loach

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cobitidae

CoA transferases
CoQ
Coahuila
Coales
Coast Miwok
Coast Mountains
Coast Range
Coatlán Mixe
Coats' disease
Coats Land
Coatzacoalcos
Cobb
Cobb salad
Cobb salads
Cobb syndrome
Cobitidae (current term)
Coca-Cola
Coca-Colas
Coca Cola
Cocacolonization
Coccaceae
Coccidae
Coccidiasina
Coccinellidae
Coccoidea
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Cocculus
Cocculus carolinus
Coccus hesperidum

Literary usage of Cobitidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1884)
"Of the families, all are existing and all are represented on the North American Continent excepting the Cobitidae, which are now confined to Eur-Asia. ..."

2. Arrangement of the Families of Fishes by Theodore Gill (1872)
"The Eels and Loaches (Cobitidae ... fissures very narrow, were referred to the Fishes with concealed gills, but several species (eg Cobitidae, 3 sp. ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"The Elasmobranchs, or sharks, rays and chimaeras are represented by 56 species. Other papers are on the Cobitidae or Loaches, six species in Japan, ..."

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