crenilabrus melops

4 definitions found

crenilabrus melops - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zool.)
     A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:
     (a) The Pagrus auratus (syn. Chrysophrys auratus), a
         valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named
         from its golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll.
     (b) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; --
         called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge.
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  Goldfinny \Gold"fin`ny\, n. (Zool.)
     One of two or more species of European labroid fishes
     (Crenilabrus melops, and Ctenolabrus rupestris); --
     called also goldsinny, and goldney.
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  Sea partridge \Sea" par"tridge\ (Zool.)
     The gilthead (Crenilabrus melops), a fish of the British
     coasts.
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  Conner \Con"ner\, n. [Cf. Cunner.] (Zool.)
     A marine European fish (Crenilabrus melops); also, the
     related American cunner. See Cunner.
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