Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ichthyology, a genus of fishes.
- noun In conchology, a genus of nudibranchiate gastropods, typical of the family Glaucidæ, of slender elongate form, with four tentacles.
- noun In ornithology: [lowercase] The specific name of the burgomaster-gull, Larus glaucus.
- noun A genus comprising the section of the genus Larus represented by the burgomaster.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.
- noun Citrus glauca, the desert lime, a thorny shrub species endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia.
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Examples
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UGLY blue slugs called glaucus that like to eat bluebottles are turning up in their hundreds on Gold Coast beaches blown in by northeasterlies.
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UGLY blue slugs called glaucus that like to eat bluebottles are turning up in their hundreds on Gold Coast beaches blown in by northeasterlies.
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UGLY blue slugs called glaucus that like to eat bluebottles are turning up in their hundreds on Gold Coast beaches blown in by northeasterlies.
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[1612] Narrated by AElian (Anim i. 16) of the "glaucus," a fish apparently unknown.
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Phoebe zhenan (V), Litsea elongata, oak Quercus glaucus, Elaeocarpus spp. and maples Acer spp.
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Add that to the glaucus blue foliage with all those hot pink or light pink blooms– they look electric.
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No comprehensive bird list is given in the plan, but it does confirm the presence of the endangered species, the glaucus macaw.
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This is the 4th instar of the eastern tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus.
Archive 2006-09-01 AYDIN 2006
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The following are deep-sea fishes — the trygon, the cartilaginous fishes, the white conger, the serranus, the erythrinus, and the glaucus.
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Some fishes, however, hide during the summer, as the glaucus or grey-back; this fish hides in summer for about sixty days.
fbharjo commented on the word glaucus
Greek for 'owl gray', but is also a name for a mollusque known for its blue and silvery-white color.
November 26, 2010
reesetee commented on the word glaucus
And, although spelled differently, an adjective in several bird names.
November 28, 2010