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Definition of Lagodon
1. Noun. A genus of Sparidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Sparidae, Sparidae
Member holonyms: Lagodon Rhomboides, Pinfish, Sailor's-choice, Squirrelfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lagodon
Literary usage of Lagodon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Genus Lagodon Holbrook. Sailor's Choice. This genus contains a single species
... Lagodon rhomboides. DIAGNOSIS.—Form elliptical, the depth about .4 length; ..."
2. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"... up of species with broad black cross-bars, the other of species with longitudinal
golden streaks and inconspicuous cross-bars, resembling Lagodon. i a. ..."
3. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey (1868)
"... village of Barnegat this species is met with quite abundantly, and many are
taken by the professional fishermen during the summer months. Genu* Lagodon. ..."
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