Definition of Genus ameiurus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.

Exact synonyms: Ameiurus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Ameiuridae, Family Ameiuridae
Member holonyms: Bullhead, Bullhead Catfish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ameiurus

genus Alstroemeria
genus Alternanthera
genus Althaea
genus Alyssum
genus Alytes
genus Amanita
genus Amaranthus
genus Amaryllis
genus Amauropelta
genus Amazona
genus Amberboa
genus Ambloplites
genus Amblyrhynchus
genus Ambrosia
genus Ambystoma
genus Ameiurus
genus Amelanchier
genus Amia
genus Amianthum
genus Ammobium
genus Ammodytes
genus Ammotragus
genus Amoeba
genus Amorpha
genus Amorphophallus
genus Amphibolips
genus Amphicarpa
genus Amphicarpaea
genus Amphioxus
genus Amphiprion

Literary usage of Genus ameiurus

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

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The genus Ameiurus includes the smaller brown catfish, horned pout, or bullhead. The body is more plump and the caudal fin is usually but not always rounded ..."

2. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Genus AMEIURUS Rafinesque. Horned Pouts; Bullheads; Mud Cat-fishes, etc. Well known and abundant fishes, found in almost every pond and stream. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of Science: Annual Reports of the 1st-40th by Ohio Academy of Science (1901)
"Genus: AMEIURUS. Key to Species. A. Caudal fin forked.— lacustris AA. Caudal fin not forked. H. Anal fin long, of 24 to 27 rays (counting rudiments;. ..."

4. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"Genus AMEIURUS Rafinesque. Horned Pouts; Bullheads; Mud Cat-fishes, etc. Well known and abundant fishes, found in almost every pond and stream. ..."

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