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Definition of Pholis
1. Noun. Type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels.
Exact synonyms: Genus Pholis
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pholidae, Family Pholididae, Pholidae
Member holonyms: Butterfish, Pholis Gunnellus, Rock Gunnel
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pholidae, Family Pholididae, Pholidae
Member holonyms: Butterfish, Pholis Gunnellus, Rock Gunnel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pholis
Literary usage of Pholis
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)
"Others again—the PHOLis,(2) Arted., have neither panache nor crest. ... Bl.pholis,
L. Bl.; 71, 2. Profile vertical; the dorsal slightly emarginate, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Now, the true species of Blennius and Pholis have a very characteristic physiognomy,
and only differ from each other in the fact that ..."
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