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Definition of Notropis
1. Noun. Shiners.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Cyprinidae, Family Cyprinidae
Member holonyms: Common Shiner, Notropis Cornutus, Silversides
Lexicographical Neighbors of Notropis
Literary usage of Notropis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The best examples of this are the following : In the Santee basin are found Notropis
... Fresh-water alligator * Notropis ..."
2. Science Sketches by David Starr Jordan (1896)
"Its range is wider than that of the others, and in the rivers of Texas it reappears
in the form of a scarcely distinct variety, Notropis venustus. ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1892)
"Notropis gilberti Jordan and Meek.—Raccoon river at Des Moines, ... Allied to
Notropis boops Gilbert, it is readily distinguished from that form by the ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1909)
"Notropis cayuga Meek. Cayuga minnow. Common in the lake and the lower course of
tributaries, ... Notropis hudsonius (De Witt Clinton). Spot-tailed minnow. ..."
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