TOXOTES

Toxotes, genus Toxotes

(noun) type genus of the Toxotidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Tox"o*tes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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