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Definition of Polyodon
1. Noun. Type genus of the Polyodontidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Polyodontidae, Polyodontidae
Member holonyms: Duckbill, Paddlefish, Polyodon Spathula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyodon
Literary usage of Polyodon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1883)
"Two genera known, Polyodon and ... Poiss. i, 402, 1798 : type "Polyodon feuille" =
P. folium Bloch. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Lakes that have been exhausted of Polyodon will remain so for years, ... Only one
man was found who had probably observed Polyodon in the act of spawning. ..."
3. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1895)
"WHEN investigating the sensory organs in the region of the lateral sensory canal
in Polyodon folium, I was interested in finding certain structures in the ..."
4. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"Polyodon FOLIUM, Lace p. Paddle-Fish. SPEC. CHAR.—Body sub-cylindrical, compressed,
tapering from the thorax to the tail. ..."
5. The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths by William Buckler (1891)
"... Polyodon. Plate LXIII, fig. 2. A larva received May 13th, 1875, from Mr.
Forbes, of Edinburgh, found by him under stones on Arthur's Seat—supposed to be ..."
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