Definition of Genus Hippoglossus

1. Noun. Halibuts.

Exact synonyms: Hippoglossus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hippoglossus

genus Hexagrammos
genus Hexalectris
genus Hexamita
genus Hexanchus
genus Hibbertia
genus Hibiscus
genus Hieracium
genus Himantoglossum
genus Himantopus
genus Hippeastrum
genus Hippobosca
genus Hippocampus
genus Hippocrepis
genus Hippodamia
genus Hippoglossoides
genus Hippoglossus (current term)
genus Hippopotamus
genus Hipposideros
genus Hippotragus
genus Hipsurus
genus Hirudo
genus Hirundo
genus Hoheria
genus Holarrhena
genus Holbrookia
genus Holcus
genus Holocentrus
genus Holothuria
genus Homarus
genus Homo

Literary usage of Genus Hippoglossus

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

1. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"This is a very common species, found everywhere along the coast, especially in warm weather, and is called " summer flounder. Genus HIPPOGLOSSUS. ..."

2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature. by William Clowes and Sons (1884)
"GENUS Hippoglossus.—Eyes on the right side ; head small, compared with the size of the fish ; mouth wide ; teeth in two rows on the upper jaw, ..."

3. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Hippoglossus embraces the Halibuts, which have the eyes and color on the right side. The Halibut, H. vulgaris, Cuv., of the North Atlantic, ..."

4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"Turbots and Soles are representatives of genera closely allied to the preceding one. The genus Hippoglossus embraces the Halibuts, which have the eyes and ..."

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