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Definition of Antigonia
1. Noun. A genus of fish in the family Caproidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Caproidae, Family Caproidae
Member holonyms: Boarfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antigonia
Literary usage of Antigonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"salmon-red and the species live just below the depths ordinarily explored by
fishermen. Antigonia capros is found at Madeira and in the West Indies, ..."
2. A System of Ancient and Mediæval Geography for the Use of Schools and Colleges by Charles Anthon (1850)
"The second of these is noticed by Pliny. Antigonia was surnamed ... to distinguish
it from another Antigonia in the vicinity of Stobi. ..."
3. A Geographical and Historical Description of Ancient Greece: With a Map, and by John Anthony Cramer (1828)
"... and Antigonia. (p. 84. ... Antigonia was sur- named ... to distinguish it from
another Antigonia, ..."
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