Definition of Genus Serrasalmus

1. Noun. Piranhas.

Exact synonyms: Serrasalmus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Characidae, Family Characidae
Member holonyms: Caribe, Pirana, Piranha

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Serrasalmus

genus Selenicereus
genus Selenipedium
genus Senecio
genus Senna
genus Sepia
genus Septobasidium
genus Sequoia
genus Sequoiadendron
genus Serenoa
genus Sericocarpus
genus Serinus
genus Seriola
genus Seriphidium
genus Seriphus
genus Serranus
genus Serrasalmus (current term)
genus Serratia
genus Serratula
genus Sertularia
genus Sesamum
genus Sesbania
genus Seseli
genus Setaria
genus Setophaga
genus Shigella
genus Shorea
genus Shortia
genus Sialia
genus Sialis
genus Sida

Literary usage of Genus Serrasalmus

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

1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1804)
"The S. rhombeus of L. forms a separate genus, serrasalmus, with the trivial name of rhomboides. It forms a connecting link between the salmon and the ..."

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