Definition of Acanthurus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes.

Exact synonyms: Genus Acanthurus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Acanthuridae, Family Acanthuridae
Member holonyms: Acanthurus Chirurgus, Doctor-fish, Doctorfish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthurus

Acanthia lectularia
Acanthisitta
Acanthisitta chloris
Acanthisittidae
Acanthocereus
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Acanthocheilonema
Acanthocybium
Acanthocybium solandri
Acanthophis
Acanthophis antarcticus
Acanthoscelides
Acanthoscelides obtectus
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus (current term)
Acanthurus chirurgus
Acanthus mollis
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juarez
Acapulco gold
Acaridae
Acarnanian
Acarnanians
Acarus
Acarus balatus
Acarus folliculorum
Acarus gallinae
Acarus hordei
Acarus rhizoglypticus hyacinthi

Literary usage of Acanthurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The harmonies of nature; or, The unity of Creation by Georg Ludwig Hartwig (1866)
"... Weever—The Acanthurus—The Catfish—The Sting-ray—Dental Apparatus of Fishes—Teeth of the Lamprey and Scari—The Sawfish—Electrical Fish—Fins—Air Bladders— ..."

2. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"Surgeon- The Surgeon-fishes, fishes belonging to the genus Acanthurus, Wall are readily recognised by the single, sharp, lancet-shaped spine case 15. with ..."

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