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Definition of Convict fish
1. Noun. Greenling with whitish body marked with black bands.
Exact synonyms: Convictfish, Oxylebius Pictus, Painted Greenling
Generic synonyms: Greenling
Group relationships: Genus Oxylebius, Oxylebius
Generic synonyms: Greenling
Group relationships: Genus Oxylebius, Oxylebius
Lexicographical Neighbors of Convict Fish
Literary usage of Convict fish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of Hawaii: Being an Account of the Hawaiian People, the by William Alanson Bryan (1915)
"They are hardy and thrive iii the Aquarium, where their stripes have won for them
the popular name of convict-fish. The kala/'7 or unicorn-fish, ..."
2. Memories of a Publisher, 1865-1915 by George Haven Putnam (1915)
"... to convict Fish of conspiracy with Ward to secure money on false pretences.
The jury was at first rather unwilling to believe that identification of a ..."
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