Definition of Lumpenus

1. Noun. A genus of Stichaeidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Lumpenus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Stichaeidae, Stichaeidae
Member holonyms: Lumpenus Lumpretaeformis, Snakeblenny, Eelblenny

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lumpenus

Lukashenko
Lukasiewicz notation
Luke
Lula
Lule Burgas
Lule Sami
Luleå
Lulli
Lully
Lulogooli
Luluabourg
Lulworth skipper
Lulworth skippers
Lumasaaba
Lumpenus (current term)
Lumpenus lumpretaeformis
Lumumbist
Lumumbists
Luna
Luna-Ishak stain
Lunaria
Lunaria annua
Lunarian
Lunarians
Lund
Lunda
Lunda cirrhata
Lunfardo
Lungwa

Literary usage of Lumpenus

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

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1861)
"... et Lumpenus, Ni/ss. Skand. Faun. iv. p. 190. Body elongate, covered with very small scales; lateral line more or less distinct; sometimes several ..."

2. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"Nilsson sub-divides still further the species heretofore referred to Lumpenus, ... maculatus of Fries, Lumpenus aculeatus, Reinh., and allied species. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"Afh. vii., Lumpenus gracilis Reinhardt. Kr. Nat. Tid. (3) i., 282. ... Lumpenus Fabrica Reinh., Vid. Selsk. Forh. 1832—5, p. ex. ..."

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