Definition of Discocephali

1. Noun. Small order of fishes comprising the remoras.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Discocephali

Dirichletian
Dirk
Dirofilaria conjunctivae
Dirty Harry
Dis
Dische-Schwarz reagent
Dische reaction
Dische reagent
Discina macrospora
Disciotis venosa
Disciple
Disciples
Disciples of Christ
Discman
Discmans
Discocephali (current term)
Discoglossidae
Discomycetes
Discordia
Discordian
Discordianism
Discordianist
Discordianists
Discordians
Discover
Discovery Day
Disgusta
Disney
Disney World
Disneyana

Literary usage of Discocephali

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

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... we may mention the singular group of Discocephali (a ... The Discocephali comprise the single family of shark-suckers or remoras, ..."

2. The Fishes of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1898)
"Suborder Discocephali. Bony fishes "with a suctorial transversely laminated oval disk on the upper surface of the head (homologous with a ..."

3. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1904)
"Of these various suborders, we notice first the Discocephali, a small group characterized by a singular modification of the dorsal fin. ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"The recognition of the high rank of the Discocephali is also a triumph of reason over prejudice and leadership. Its type, Echeneis, was declared by Dr. ..."

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