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Definition of Genus alepisaurus
1. Noun. Slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes.
Exact synonyms: Alepisaurus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei
Member holonyms: Lancet Fish, Lancetfish, Wolffish, Handsaw Fish
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei
Member holonyms: Lancet Fish, Lancetfish, Wolffish, Handsaw Fish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alepisaurus
Literary usage of Genus alepisaurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fishes of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1896)
"That fishes of this genus (Alepisaurus) belong to the most ferocious of the class
is proved by their dentition and the contents of their stomach, ..."
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