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Definition of Gempylus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Gempylidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Gempylidae, Gempylidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gempylus
Literary usage of Gempylus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1860)
"gempylus solandri, Cuv. fy Vol. viii. p. 215. D. 18 1 i 1 II. A. 1/18 | II.
The ventral is reduced to a single spine. The height of the body is 5^ in the ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1908)
"... selection of some names, so that it is hoped the above remarks may conduce to
solve the problem. As an instance gempylus will thus be seen to replace ..."
3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1865)
"... and gempylus. ... or gempylus — an opinion which has been entertained by Dr.
Günther himself for some time. ..."
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