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Definition of Rachycentron
1. Noun. Genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Rachycentridae, Rachycentridae
Member holonyms: Cobia, Rachycentron Canadum, Sergeant Fish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rachycentron
Literary usage of Rachycentron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"... dorsal and anal fins, together, give the appearance of three tails, hence the
name triple-tail, by which it is generally known. THE COBIA (rachycentron ..."
2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"... dorsal and anal fins, together, give the appearance of three tails, hence the
name triple-tail, by which it is generally known. THE COBIA (rachycentron ..."
3. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"... dorsal and anal fins, together, give the appearance of three tails, hence the
name triple-tail, by which it is generally known. THE COBIA (rachycentron ..."
4. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"rachycentron canadum, called cobia, crab-eater, snooks, or sergeant-fish, reaches
a length of about five feet. The last name is supposed to allude to the ..."
5. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"rachycentron canadum, called cobia, crab-eater, snooks, or sergeant-fish, reaches
a length of about five feet. The last name is supposed to allude to the ..."
6. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Genus rachycentron Kaup. Crab-eaters. The peculiarities of this genus are indicated
in the family definition. ..."
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