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Definition of Acanthurus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes.
Exact synonyms: Genus Acanthurus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Acanthuridae, Family Acanthuridae
Member holonyms: Acanthurus Chirurgus, Doctor-fish, Doctorfish
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Acanthuridae, Family Acanthuridae
Member holonyms: Acanthurus Chirurgus, Doctor-fish, Doctorfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthurus
Literary usage of Acanthurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The harmonies of nature; or, The unity of Creation by Georg Ludwig Hartwig (1866)
"... Weever—The acanthurus—The Catfish—The Sting-ray—Dental Apparatus of Fishes—Teeth
of the Lamprey and Scari—The Sawfish—Electrical Fish—Fins—Air Bladders— ..."
2. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"Surgeon- The Surgeon-fishes, fishes belonging to the genus acanthurus, Wall are
readily recognised by the single, sharp, lancet-shaped spine case 15. with ..."
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