|
|
Definition of Genus Abramis
1. Noun. European fishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Cyprinidae, Family Cyprinidae
Member holonyms: Abramis Brama, European Bream
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Abramis
Literary usage of Genus Abramis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1836)
"The carp-bream and tlio white bream are included in the genus Abramis, ...
The chief distinguishing characters of the genus Abramis consist in the deep and ..."
2. Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing of the United States and British Provinces by Henry William Herbert (1859)
"The genus Abramis, Bream, has again several representatives in the waters of
North America, but none, either of this or the last sub- genus, can attain to ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"They form the genus Abramis of Cuvier.—The COMMON В., or САПР В. (A. Brama), is
an inhabitant of many rivers and lakes of Europe, even as far north an ..."
Other Resources:
