Definition of Hemitripterus americanus

1. Noun. Large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught.

Exact synonyms: Sea Raven
Generic synonyms: Sculpin
Group relationships: Genus Hemitripterus, Hemitripterus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemitripterus Americanus

Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
Hemiascomycetes
Hemigalus
Hemigalus hardwickii
Hemigrammus
Heming
Hemingway
Hemingwayan
Hemingwayesque
Hemiprocnidae
Hemipteronatus
Hemipteronatus novacula
Hemiramphidae
Hemispora
Hemitripterus
Hemitripterus americanus
Hemminge
Hemofil
Hempelian
Henan
Henderson
Hendersonula toruloidea
Hendra
Hendrey
Hendrick
Hendricks
Hendrie
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

Literary usage of Hemitripterus americanus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"Sea raven, hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin). Halifax, Nova Scotia. pools is ... and Hemitripterus (americanus), the sea-raven, among the most fantastic. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1856)
"... saltator (young); A. Rideout, hemitripterus americanus; B. Webb, jr., Sebastes norvegicus; John N. Martin, Prionotus; NC Robbins, ..."

3. On the Zoological Position of Texas by Edward Drinker Cope (1880)
"Ell »ISB USI'PJ KUVI hemitripterus americanus, (Gmel.) Cuvier.—SEA RAVEN.- Newfoundland to New York ; Seas of Japan. 15736. Cast. Wood's Holl, Mass. ..."

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