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Definition of Genus Diodon
1. Noun. Type genus of the Diodontidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Diodontidae, Family Diodontidae
Member holonyms: Diodon Hystrix, Porcupine Fish, Porcupinefish, Balloonfish, Diodon Holocanthus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Diodon
Literary usage of Genus Diodon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Descriptive Catalogue of the Fossil Organic Remains of Reptilia and Pisces by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England (1854)
"genus Diodon. 638. Two of the compound lamellated teeth, or dental masses of the
Diodon ... genus Diodon ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1805)
"The new species are Concatenate and iVa- •iii, from Bloch, and Striatus, described
from a drawing by Captain Tobin. In some measure, the genus Diodon ..."
3. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Globe-fish. Occasionally met with in our waters, but never abundant. Specimens are
preserved in Philadelphia Museum, labeled " New Jersey." Genus DIODON. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1907)
"... Cuvier.0 The genus Diodon is commonest as a Miocene fossil, and is usually
associated with other fish and cetacea/n remains characteristic of ..."
5. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"The large rivers of Africa and America ; especially those of Senegal and Surinam.
Genus DIODON.—(Lin•.) 1778. The skull and skin of the Porcupine Diodon. ..."
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