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Definition of Genus Archosargus
1. Noun. A genus of Sparidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Sparidae, Sparidae
Member holonyms: Archosargus Rhomboidalis, Atlantic Sea Bream, Archosargus Probatocephalus, Sheepshead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Archosargus
Literary usage of Genus Archosargus
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)
"... the fishermen receiving about 1 cent per pound. The quantity sold in the entire
state probably falls below 40000 pounds yearly. Genus ARCHOSARGUS Gill. ..."
2. The big game fishes of the United States by Charles Frederick Holder (1903)
"... to the sub- genus Archosargus, and is known to science as Archosargus
probatocephalus (Walbaum). Its head is large and high, the body deep, ..."
3. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"... the fishermen receiving about 1 cent per pound. The quantity sold in the entire
state probably falls below 40000 pounds yearly. Genus ARCHOSARGUS Gili. ..."
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