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Definition of Capros
1. Noun. A genus of fish in the family Caproidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Caproidae, Family Caproidae
Member holonyms: Boarfish, Capros Aper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capros
Literary usage of Capros
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)
"328, is another species, distinguished by a stout bifurcated spine on the shoulder.
From the Mediterranean. Capros ..."
2. Etymologicon Magnum, Or Universal Etymological Dictionary, on a New Plan by Walter Whiter (1800)
"Capros , .. in Greek (Kwr^oj, apcr) is derived from Capros. ... As.Capros (K«7r^)
the land animal is derived fro.m. the,4]OQt, CP, ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1845)
"4,2 22 * Je range dans cette famille le genre Capros et j'en répare le genre ...
I arrange under this family the genus Capros, and have removed from it the ..."
4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... capros is found at Madeira and in the West Indies, ... with Capros. The Arches :
Toxotidae. ..."
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