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Definition of Hippoglossus
1. Noun. Halibuts.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippoglossus
Literary usage of Hippoglossus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1862)
"Variety wiih cross-bands; eyes on the left side, i. Half-grown: skin. Pinang.
From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 2. hippoglossus. hippoglossus, sp., Cuv. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"Pleuronectes hippoglossus Mit. hippoglossus vulgaris Storer. This species is
distinguished from its European congener, with which it has hitherto been ..."
3. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"GENUS hippoglossus.—Eyes on the right side ; head small, compared with the size of
... hippoglossus.—Rondelet, xi. c. 16, p. 325 ; Willughby, p. 99, tab. ..."