Definition of Gempylus serpens

1. Noun. Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth.

Exact synonyms: Snake Mackerel
Group relationships: Family Gempylidae, Gempylidae
Generic synonyms: Gempylid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gempylus Serpens

Gemarist
Gemarists
Gemella
Gemini
Gemini program
Gemini the Twins
Geminian
Geminians
Geminis
Gemonil
Gemora
Gemorra
Gempylidae
Gempylus
Gempylus serpens (current term)
Gemütlichkeit
Gen
Gen-Xer
Gen.
GenAm
Gena
Gene
Gene Kelly
Gene Sarazen
Gene Tunney
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General American
General Baptist
General Charles de Gaulle

Literary usage of Gempylus serpens

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 (1905)
"Cuba, II, 1856-58 (1861), p. 246, PI. 18, fig. 1 (head). Cuba.. Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1. c. (Based on Serpens marinus, etc. Sloane Voy. Jam., I, 1707, p. ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1834)
"2 Ancient name of an unknown fish. 3 Gempylus serpens, C., or Serpens marinus compressus lividus, Sloane i. 1. f. 2. ..."

3. Records of the Australian Museum by Australian Museum (1896)
"Gempylus serpens, Cuvier and Valenciennes. The example now recorded was obtained per Mr. Icely in May 1893, and measures 670 mm. in length. ..."

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