Definition of Pholis

1. Noun. Type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels.

Exact synonyms: Genus Pholis
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pholidae, Family Pholididae, Pholidae
Member holonyms: Butterfish, Pholis Gunnellus, Rock Gunnel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pholis

Phoenix
Phoenix dactylifera
Pholadidae
Pholidae
Pholidota
Pholiota
Pholiota astragalina
Pholiota aurea
Pholiota destruens
Pholiota flammans
Pholiota flavida
Pholiota nameko
Pholiota squarrosa
Pholiota squarrosa-adiposa
Pholiota squarrosoides
Pholis
Pholis gunnellus
Pholistoma
Pholistoma auritum
Phoma
Phoney War
Phoradendron
Phoradendron flavescens
Phoradendron serotinum
Phormia regina
Phoronida
Phoronidea
Phoroptor
Phosphor
Phosphorus

Literary usage of Pholis

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

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Others again—the PHOLis,(2) Arted., have neither panache nor crest. ... Bl.pholis, L. Bl.; 71, 2. Profile vertical; the dorsal slightly emarginate, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Now, the true species of Blennius and pholis have a very characteristic physiognomy, and only differ from each other in the fact that ..."

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