Definition of Phoxinus phoxinus

1. Noun. Very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams.

Exact synonyms: Minnow
Generic synonyms: Cyprinid, Cyprinid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Phoxinus, Phoxinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phoxinus Phoxinus

Phoronidea
Phoroptor
Phosphor
Phosphorus
Photinia
Photinia arbutifolia
Photobacterium harveyi
Photobacterium phosphoreum
Photoblepharon
Photoblepharon palpebratus
Photoshopper
Photoshoppers
Photostat
Photostat machine
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity
Phrygian mode
Phrygians
Phryne
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma cornutum
Phthiriidae
Phthirius

Literary usage of Phoxinus phoxinus

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

1. The Letter of Dr. Diego Alvarez Chanca, Dated 1484 by Diego Alvarez Chanca, Augstine Marcus Fernández de Ybarra (1907)
"phoxinus phoxinus. Minnow. 37, 38. Chondrostoma nasus. 39, 40. Hybrid between Leuciscus cephalus and Chondrostoma nasus. ..."

2. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (1896)
"Es ist dies die jetzige Nr. '3401, deren Inhalt in einem Exemplar einer Elritze, phoxinus phoxinus (L.) besteht. Das zweite Glas (3406) enthält 1 Telestes ..."

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