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Definition of Genus Alectis
1. Noun. A genus of Carangidae.
Exact synonyms: Alectis
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Carangidae, Family Carangidae
Member holonyms: Alectis Ciliaris, Thread-fish, Threadfish
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Carangidae, Family Carangidae
Member holonyms: Alectis Ciliaris, Thread-fish, Threadfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alectis
Literary usage of Genus Alectis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Genus ALECTIS Rafinesque. Thread-fishes. Body deep, rhomboid, much compressed;
scales minute, embedded; bony plates on straight part of lateral line; ..."
2. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"Genus ALECTIS Rafinesque. Thread-fishes. Body deep, rhomboid, much compressed;
scales minute, embedded; bony plates on straight part of lateral line; ..."
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