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Definition of Priacanthus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Priacanthidae.
Exact synonyms: Genus Priacanthus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Priacanthidae, Priacanthidae
Member holonyms: Bigeye, Catalufa, Priacanthus Arenatus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Priacanthidae, Priacanthidae
Member holonyms: Bigeye, Catalufa, Priacanthus Arenatus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Priacanthus
Literary usage of Priacanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1846)
"The priacanthus speculum of the Seychelle islands is stated in the ' Histoire des
... In the roughness and general character of the scales priacanthus ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1898)
"priacanthus arenatus Cuvier A Valenciennes. ... priacanthus cruentatus, Jordan &
Evermann, Fishes of North America, 1238. ..."