Definition of Hippoglossus

1. Noun. Halibuts.

Exact synonyms: Genus Hippoglossus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippoglossus

Hippobosca equina
Hippoboscidae
Hippocastanaceae
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos
Hippocratic
Hippocratic oath
Hippocratic oaths
Hippocratism
Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis comosa
Hippodamia
Hippodamia convergens
Hippoglossoides
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Hippoglossus
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Hippoglossus stenolepsis
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hipposideridae
Hipposideros
Hippotragus
Hippotragus niger
Hipsurus
Hipsurus caryi
Hira
Hirado
Hiragana

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. ..."

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