Definition of Capros

1. Noun. A genus of fish in the family Caproidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Capros
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Caproidae, Family Caproidae
Member holonyms: Boarfish, Capros Aper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capros

Capricorn the Goat
Capricornian
Capricornians
Capricornis
Capricorns
Capricornus
Caprifoliaceae
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgus
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caproidae
Capromyidae
Capros (current term)
Capros aper
Caps Lock
Caps Locks
Capsella
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsian
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
Capsicum annuum conoides
Capsicum annuum grossum
Capsicum annuum longum
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum frutescens baccatum
Capsidae

Literary usage of Capros

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

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"328, is another species, distinguished by a stout bifurcated spine on the shoulder. From the Mediterranean. Capros ..."

2. Etymologicon Magnum, Or Universal Etymological Dictionary, on a New Plan by Walter Whiter (1800)
"Capros , .. in Greek (Kwr^oj, apcr) is derived from Capros. ... As.Capros (K«7r^) the land animal is derived fro.m. the,4]OQt, CP, ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1845)
"4,2 22 * Je range dans cette famille le genre Capros et j'en répare le genre ... I arrange under this family the genus Capros, and have removed from it the ..."

4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... capros is found at Madeira and in the West Indies, ... with Capros. The Arches : Toxotidae. ..."

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