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Definition of Coryphaena

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Coryphaena novacula
--> 2. (Zo["o]l.) A task of a wild boar. Razor fish. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryph[ae]na novacula), prized for the table. (b) The razor shell. Razor grass (Bot.), a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth. Razor grinder (Zo["o]l.), the European goat-sucker. Razor shell (Zo["o]l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen, or Ensatella, ensis, & Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also rasor clam, razor fish, knife handle. Razor stone. Same as Novaculite. Razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.

Meaning of Coryphaena from wikipedia

- Coryphaena is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known as the dolphinfishes, and is currently the only known genus in the family Coryphaenidae. The generic...
- The mahi-mahi (/ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhiː/) or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-s**** temperate, tropical...
- The pompano dolphinfish (Coryphaena equiselis) is a species of surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are one...
- Live sharksucker Coryphaena (Dolphinfishes) Coryphaena hippurus – Common dolphinfish Coryphaena equiselis – Pompano dolphinfish Coryphaena pentadactyla –...
- 2007). Dolphins. Lerner Publications. pp. 6, 30. ISBN 978-0-8225-6767-7. "Coryphaena hippurus". FishBase. Retrieved January 15, 2016. Stephen Leatherwood (1988)...
- one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name refers to the mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), which is known as dorado ("golden") in Spanish, although it...
- guttatus Cuvier, 1829 Astrodermus coryphaenoides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833 Coryphaena elegans Cuvier, 1833 Diana valenciennesii Cocco & Scuderi, 1835 Astrodermus...
- coeruleus Edwards, 1771 Blue parrotfish range. Synonyms Coryphaena coerulea Edwards, 1771 Coryphaena coerulea Bloch, 1786 Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786) Scarus...
- mucus. Branchiostegus ****onicus was first formally described in 1782 as Coryphaena ****onica by the Dutch naturalist Martinus Hottuyn (1720-1798) with the...
- Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus, 1758 Hemipteronotus novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) Novacula novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) Coryphaena psittacus Linnaeus, 1766 Hemipteronotus...