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Definition of Genus Hippoglossus
1. Noun. Halibuts.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hippoglossus
Literary usage of Genus Hippoglossus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"This is a very common species, found everywhere along the coast, especially in
warm weather, and is called " summer flounder. Genus HIPPOGLOSSUS. ..."
2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature. by William Clowes and Sons (1884)
"GENUS Hippoglossus.—Eyes on the right side ; head small, compared with the size
of the fish ; mouth wide ; teeth in two rows on the upper jaw, ..."
3. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Hippoglossus embraces the Halibuts, which have the eyes and color on
the right side. The Halibut, H. vulgaris, Cuv., of the North Atlantic, ..."
4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"Turbots and Soles are representatives of genera closely allied to the preceding
one. The genus Hippoglossus embraces the Halibuts, which have the eyes and ..."
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