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Definition of Lutjanus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Lutjanidae, Lutjanidae
Member holonyms: Lutjanus Blackfordi, Red Snapper, Gray Snapper, Grey Snapper, Lutjanus Griseus, Mangrove Snapper, Lutjanus Apodus, Schoolmaster
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lutjanus
Literary usage of Lutjanus
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 (1859)
"Cantor, Catal. p. 16.— Bay of Bengal. 14. Perca lunulata, Mungo Park, Trans.
Linn. Soc. iii. p. 35. pi. 6. — lutjanus $. Vol. ii. p. 489. 15. ..."
2. Magazine of Zoology and Botany by Prideaux John Selby, George Johnston, William Jardine (1837)
"... Esq. VI—Notice of the lutjanus rupestris of Block. By PJ SELBY, Esq. FRSE, &c.
PL VI. AFTER the reflux of the extraordinary high tide, so severely felt ..."
3. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Around coral reefs and rock outcrops. 30 cms. John's snapper lutjanus ...
Bluestripe snapper lutjanus kasmira Arabic name: Hobara, ..."
4. The Bahama Islands by George Burbank Shattuck, Geographical Society of Baltimore (1905)
"Common to Bahama, Florida and the West Indies generally. lutjanus ... lutjanus
GRISEUS (Linnaeus) (Gray Snapper). This is one of the commonest and best ..."
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