- genus Elops
- nountype genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder• Syn: ↑Elops• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Elopidae, ↑family Elopidae• Member Meronyms: ↑ladyfish, ↑tenpounder, ↑Elops saurus
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genus Elops
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Elops — noun type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder • Syn: ↑genus Elops • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elopidae, ↑family Elopidae • Mem … Useful english dictionary
Elops saurus — Taxobox name = Ladyfish image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Elopiformes familia = Elopidae genus = Elops species = E. saurus binomial = Elops saurus binomial authority = Linnaeus, 1766The… … Wikipedia
Elops machnata — Taxobox name = Tenpounder image width = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Elopiformes familia = Elopidae genus = Elops binomial = Elops machnata binomial authority = Forsskål, 1775The tenpounder, Elops machnata … Wikipedia
Elops saurus — noun game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller • Syn: ↑ladyfish, ↑tenpounder • Hypernyms: ↑tarpon, ↑Tarpon atlanticus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elops, ↑genus Elops … Useful english dictionary
Elops — E lops, n. [L. elops, helops, a kind of sea fish, Gr. ?.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of fishes. See {Saury}. [1913 Webster] 2. A mythical serpent. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish genus — noun any of various genus of fish • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus, ↑Abramis, ↑genus Abramis, ↑Tinca, ↑genus Tinca, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Elopidae — The Spanish hogfish ( Bodianus rufus ) is also sometimes known as ladyfish . Taxobox name = Ladyfishes and tenpounders fossil range = fossilrange|55|0 Early Eocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors =… … Wikipedia
Senegalese ladyfish — Taxobox name = Senegalese ladyfish regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Elopiformes familia = Elopidae genus = Elops species = E. senegalensis binomial = Elops senegalensis binomial authority = Regan, 1909The… … Wikipedia
elopiform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of a group of archaic ray finned fishes (fish) that includes the tarpons (tarpon) (Megalops) and the ladyfishes (Elops). Elopiforms live in marine and brackish water habitats. A few are prized game fishes, but only … Universalium
Pacific ladyfish — Taxobox name = Pacific ladyfish regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Elopiformes familia = Elopidae genus = Elops species = E. affinis binomial = Elops affinis binomial authority = Regan, 1909The Pacific ladyfish,… … Wikipedia
