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Definition of Genus Hippocampus
1. Noun. Seahorses.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Syngnathidae, Syngnathidae
Member holonyms: Sea Horse, Seahorse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hippocampus
Literary usage of Genus Hippocampus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"(' t ho sea-horse belong to the genus Hippocampus. Those lit ilo . features —"
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2. List of the Vertebrated Animals Now Or Lately Living in the Gardens of the by London Zoo (London, England), Philip Lutley Sclater (1883)
"Genus HIPPOCAMPUS. 78. Hippocampus antiquorum, Leach. Short-nosed Sea-horse. Hab.
European coasts. u-'l Presented by F. Г. Pinto, Esq., May ISO!). ez. ..."
3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach (1912)
"Sea-horse, a smart fish of the genus Hippocampus, in which the head bears a close
resemblance to that of the knight in chess. ..."