zygaenan.
/zʌɪˈdʒiːnə/ Zoology.
a. Ichthyology. A fish of the genus formerly so named (now Sphyrna), comprising the hammerheaded sharks.
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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > member of family Sphyrnidae (hammer-head)
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hammer-head1861
1717 T. Robinson in Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 479 The Zygæna or Ballance Fish, as large as the Saw Fish.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 236 The Dog Fish,..the Zygæna, the Tope, the Cat Fish.
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b. Entomology. A genus of moths (also called Anthrocera), comprising the burnet-moths.
Derivatives
zyˈgaenid n. and adj. (a) n. a member of the family Zygænidæ, typified by the genus Zygæna; (b) adj. belonging to the Zygænidæ.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > belonging to family Zygaenidae
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1913 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 954/1 The Zygaenid moth Procris geryon.
zyˈgaenidan n. = zygaenid n. and adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Zygaenidae > member of (burnet fly)
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burnet-moth1842
burnet-fly1885
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1837 W. Kirby Fauna Boreali-Americana IV. 301 Family Zygænidæ. Zygænidans.
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