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any of several long-snouted fishes belonging to the genus Callorhyncus, of the family Callorhynchidae (Chimaeridae), inhabiting deep waters of the Southern Hemisphere.[1765-75]
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Elephant fish — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant fish — may refer to:* Fishes in the family Mormyridae. * Fishes in the family Callorhinchidae of plownose chimaeras … Wikipedia
elephant fish — paprastoji lenktasnukė chimera statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Callorhynchus callorhynchus angl. elephant fish; plow nosed chimaera rus. обыкновенный каллоринх ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
elephant fish — noun : a chimaeroid fish (Callorhynchus callorhynchus) with an elongated mobile projection of the snout; broadly : any of various other chimaeras * * * any of several long snouted fishes belonging to the genus Callorhyncus, of the family… … Useful english dictionary
Australian elephant fish — australinė lenktasnukė chimera statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Callorhynchus milii angl. Australian elephant fish; ghost shark rus. австралийский каллоринх; австрало новозеландский каллоринх ryšiai:… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Elephant — El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr. Semitic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant apple — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant bed — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant beetle — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant paper — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
