Definition of Anarhichas

1. Noun. Type genus of the Anarhichadidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Anarhichas
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Anarhichadidae, Family Anarhichadidae
Member holonyms: Catfish, Wolf Fish, Wolffish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anarhichas

Ananas comosus
Anand
Ananda
Ananias
Anansi
Anapa
Anaphalis
Anaphalis margaritacea
Anaplasma centrale
Anaplasma marginale
Anaplasma ovis
Anaprox
Anapsida
Anapurna
Anarhichadidae
Anarhichas (current term)
Anas acuta
Anas americana
Anas clypeata
Anas crecca
Anas discors
Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Anas rubripes
Anasa
Anasa tristis
Anasazi
Anasazis
Anaspida

Literary usage of Anarhichas

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

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... of the coast of California, the head is formed as in Anarhichas but the body is band-shaped, being drawn out into a very long and tapering tail. ..."

2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1785)
"... that the Teeth of cartilaginous Fifties are perpetually renewed. By ' Mr. William Andree, Surgeon.—The anarhichas lupus has two or three rows of teeth, ..."

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