Phycis

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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In ichthyology, a genus of gadoid fishes, typical of the subfamily Phycinæ, having a ray of the first dorsal more or less elongated and filamentous; squirrel-hakes.
  • n. In entomology, a genus of pyralid moths, erected by Fabricius in 1798, and giving name to the Phycidæ or Phycitidæ.
  • Word Usage
    "The little phycis or black goby is an exception, as it spawns twice; the male of the black goby differs from the female as being blacker and having larger scales."
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