Definition of Gymnura

1. Noun. Butterfly rays.

Exact synonyms: Genus Gymnura
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Dasyatidae, Family Dasyatidae
Member holonyms: Butterfly Ray

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnura

Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocladus dioica
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnomycota
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopilus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus validipes
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Gymnura (current term)
Gynne
Gynura
Gynura aurantiaca
Gypaetus
Gypaetus barbatus
Gyps
Gyps fulvus
Gypsophila
Gypsophila paniculata
Gypsy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gyr
Gyrinidae

Literary usage of Gymnura

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

1. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"... their muzzle is elongated, the tail is as long as the body, and their shape is altogether graceful. Only one species is known, the Gymnura ..."

2. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... which ought properly to have come between the shrews and the hedgehogs, the Gymnura, which, though common in the Malay countries, has only recently been ..."

3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"Such is the character given by Dr. Horsfield and Mr. Vigors to Gymnura, and they state ... From that group however they say that Gymnura is sufficiently ..."

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