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Definition of Genus Trionyx
1. Noun. Type genus of the Trionychidae.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Trionychidae, Trionychidae
Member holonyms: Spiny Softshell, Trionyx Spiniferus, Smooth Softshell, Trionyx Muticus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Trionyx
Literary usage of Genus Trionyx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1893)
"In 1830 Wagler* divided the genus Trionyx Geoffr. into two genera— ... One year
later, in 1831, Gray f divides also the genus Trionyx Geoffroy in two ..."
2. Descriptive Catalogue of the Fossil Organic Remains of Reptilia and Pisces by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England (1854)
"Presented by Searles Wood, Esq., FGS genus Trionyx. 287. The extremity of the
mandible of a Chelonian reptile, probably of the genus Trionyx. ..."
3. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1901)
"Fragments of costals with tuberculated and ridged surfaces, characteristic of
the genus Trionyx. The longitudinal ridges are prominent, at times irregular ..."
4. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1901)
"Fragments of costals with tuberculated and ridged surfaces, characteristic of
the genus Trionyx. The longitudinal ridges are prominent, at times irregular ..."
5. Magazine of Zoology and Botany by Prideaux John Selby, George Johnston, William Jardine (1837)
"... but this vast continent at the same time maintains only a single species of
the genus Trionyx, confined apparently to the southern parts of the United ..."
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