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Definition of Cobitidae
1. Noun. Loaches.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Loach
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cobitidae
Literary usage of Cobitidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1884)
"Of the families, all are existing and all are represented on the North American
Continent excepting the cobitidae, which are now confined to Eur-Asia. ..."
2. Arrangement of the Families of Fishes by Theodore Gill (1872)
"The Eels and Loaches (cobitidae ... fissures very narrow, were referred to the
Fishes with concealed gills, but several species (eg cobitidae, 3 sp. ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"The Elasmobranchs, or sharks, rays and chimaeras are represented by 56 species.
Other papers are on the cobitidae or Loaches, six species in Japan, ..."