Definition of Genus Capros

1. Noun. A genus of fish in the family Caproidae.

Exact synonyms: Capros
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Caproidae, Family Caproidae
Member holonyms: Boarfish, Capros Aper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Capros

genus Canavalia
genus Cancer
genus Candida
genus Canella
genus Canis
genus Canna
genus Cannabis
genus Cantharellus
genus Capella
genus Capparis
genus Capra
genus Caprella
genus Capreolus
genus Capricornis
genus Caprimulgus
genus Capros (current term)
genus Capsella
genus Capsicum
genus Caragana
genus Caranx
genus Carcharhinus
genus Carcharias
genus Carcharodon
genus Cardamine
genus Cardium
genus Carduelis
genus Carduus
genus Caretta

Literary usage of Genus Capros

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

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1845)
"The different families are represented in the following manner. [See table supra.] * I arrange under this family the genus Capros, and have removed from it ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1905)
"The term is commonly applied to members of the genus Capros, which are common in the Mediterranean. Two South Sea fishes have received the same name. ..."

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