Definition of Elagatis

1. Noun. A genus of Carangidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Elagatis
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Carangidae, Family Carangidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elagatis

El Salvador
El Salvadoran colon
El Salvadoran monetary unit
El Tel
El Tor vibrio
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus augustifolia
Elaeagnus commutata
Elaeagnus latifolia
Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis oleifera
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus grandis
Elaeophora schneideri
Elagatis (current term)
Elagatis bipinnulata
Elaina
Elaine
Elam
Elamite
Elamites
Elamitic
Elanoides
Elanoides forficatus
Elanus
Elanus leucurus
Elaphe
Elaphe guttata
Elaphe obsoleta

Literary usage of Elagatis

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

1. Osteology of Certain Scombroid Fishes by Edwin Chapin Starks (1911)
"The cranium of Elagatis is more depressed than any other of these forms, ... In all of these, especially Seriola and Elagatis, the middle portion of the ..."

2. The Cruise of the "Cachalot": Round the World After Sperm Whales by Frank Thomas Bullen (1898)
"... first inch by inch, then more rapidly, till raised in triumph above the gunwale—a yellow-tail six feet long. I have caught this splendid fish (Elagatis ..."

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