slovo | definícia |
tetrapturus (wn) | Tetrapturus
n 1: a genus of Istiophoridae [syn: Tetrapturus, {genus
Tetrapturus}] |
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Tetrapturus albidus (gcide) | Spearfish \Spear"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related
to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It
is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean.
(b) The carp sucker.
[1913 Webster]Billfish \Bill"fish`\ (b[i^]l"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
A name applied to several distinct fishes:
(a) The garfish (Tylosurus longirostris, or {Belone
longirostris}) and allied species.
(b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast
(Scomberesox saurus).
(c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species
related to the swordfish; the spearfish.
(d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
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genus tetrapturus (wn) | genus Tetrapturus
n 1: a genus of Istiophoridae [syn: Tetrapturus, {genus
Tetrapturus}] |
tetrapturus (wn) | Tetrapturus
n 1: a genus of Istiophoridae [syn: Tetrapturus, {genus
Tetrapturus}] |
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