Priacanthus — noun type genus of the Priacanthidae • Syn: ↑genus Priacanthus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Priacanthidae, ↑family Priacanthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Priacanthus arenatus — noun brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters • Syn: ↑catalufa • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Priacanthus, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
fish genus — noun any of various genus of fish • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus, ↑Abramis, ↑genus Abramis, ↑Tinca, ↑genus Tinca, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Priacanthidae — Taxobox name = Bigeyes image width = 250px image caption = Atlantic bigeye, Priacanthus arenatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Priacanthidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision =… … Wikipedia
Priacanthidae — noun small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas • Syn: ↑family Priacanthidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
catalufa — noun brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters • Syn: ↑Priacanthus arenatus • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Priacanthus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
priacanthine — priacanthine, a. and n. Ichth. (praɪəˈkænθaɪn) [f. Priacanthus, generic name (Cuvier 1817, f. Gr. πρίων a saw + ἄκανθα thorn) + ine1.] A. adj. Related to the genus Priacanthus. B. n. A fish of this genus or of the family Priacanthidæ … Useful english dictionary
bigeye — noun red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Priacanthus, ↑genus Priacanthus … Useful english dictionary
family Priacanthidae — noun small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas • Syn: ↑Priacanthidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bigeye — Big eye , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A fish of the genus {Priacanthus}, remarkable for the large size of the eye. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English