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Definition of Genus fundulus
1. Noun. Killifish.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Cyprinodontidae, Family Cyprinodontidae
Member holonyms: Fundulus Heteroclitus, Mummichog, Fundulus Majalis, May Fish, Mayfish, Striped Killifish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Fundulus
Literary usage of Genus fundulus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... of the Atlantic Coast, is the largest of the genus. Fundulus heteroclitus,
the killifish, the most abundant. Fundulus diaphanus inhabits sea and lake V ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1906)
"... of the genus Fundulus has been described from False Bay. Four Gobies and five
Cichlids of the genera ..."
3. Boston Journal of Natural History by Boston Society of Natural History (1844)
"... to the genus Fundulus, as it agrees with it in all points. It is, indeed, very
distinct from the fishes placed in that genus by Dr. De- kay ; still I ..."
4. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"4 also shows a member of the genus Fundulus, the killifishes, or minnows.
There are more than a score of species in this genus, and the various groups ..."
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