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Definition of Genus Carassius
1. Noun. Goldfish.
Exact synonyms: Carassius
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Cyprinidae, Family Cyprinidae
Member holonyms: Carassius Auratus, Goldfish, Carassius Carassius, Carassius Vulgaris, Crucian Carp
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Cyprinidae, Family Cyprinidae
Member holonyms: Carassius Auratus, Goldfish, Carassius Carassius, Carassius Vulgaris, Crucian Carp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Carassius
Literary usage of Genus Carassius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of Science: Annual Reports of the 1st-40th by Ohio Academy of Science (1901)
"Genus: CARASSIUS. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus). GOLDFISH. The Goldfish may be
distinguished from our native Minnows by the very long dorsal fin, ..."
2. The Letter of Dr. Diego Alvarez Chanca, Dated 1484 by Diego Alvarez Chanca, Augstine Marcus Fernández de Ybarra (1907)
"It is of a genus (Carassius) distinguished from the carp by the absence of barbels
and the development of only one row of pharyngeal teeth. ..."
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