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Definition: Fistularia

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the family Fistulariidae.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Fistularia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Fistularia \Fis`tu*la"ri*a\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Latin expression fistula pipe.]. (references)

Common Expressions: Fistularia

Expressions Definition
Genus Fistularia Type genus of the family Fistulariidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Definition: Fistularia

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Type genus of the family Fistulariidae.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Fistularia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Fistularia \Fis`tu*la"ri*a\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Latin expression fistula pipe.]. (references)

Common Expressions: Fistularia

ExpressionsDefinition
Genus FistulariaType genus of the family Fistulariidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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