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Mormyrus oxyrhynchus
Society of the Sacred Heart (R.C. Ch.), a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education. Sacred baboon. (Zo["o]l.) See Hamadryas. Sacred bean (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus (Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See Lotus. Sacred beetle (Zo["o]l.) See Scarab. Sacred canon. See Canon, n., 3. Sacred fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family Mormyrid[ae]. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially Mormyrus oxyrhynchus. Sacred ibis. See Ibis. Sacred monkey. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopithecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See Entellus. (b) The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas. (c) The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. Sacred place (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person is buried. Syn: Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted; religious; venerable; reverend. -- Sa"cred*ly, adv. -- Sa"cred*ness, n.

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- species in this genus: Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin, 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898 Mormyrus caballus asinus Boulenger...
- Mormyrus longirostris, commonly referred as the eastern bottle-nosed mormyrid, is a medium-sized ray-finned fish species belonging to the family Mormyridae...
- following subspecies: Mormyrus rume proboscirostris (Boulenger, 1898): can reach a size of approximately 60 mm (2.4 in); Mormyrus rume rume (Valenciennes...
- Mormyrus caschive, the eastern bottlenose or elephant snout, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in the Nile basin, including...
- The sand steenbras or striped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus) is a species of marine fish in the family Sparidae, colloquially known as the common ****fish...
- Mormyrus cyaneus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and can reach a size of approximately...
- Taverne & Géry, 1975 Marcusenius Gill, 1862 Mormyrops J. P. Müller, 1843 Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 Myomyrus Boulenger, 1898 Oxymormyrus Bl****er, 1874 Paramormyrops...
- Mormyrus hildebrandti is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is endemic to Kenya. It is threatened by habitat loss. Vreven, E. (2006)...
- Mormyrus macrocephalus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. The average length of Mormyrus macrocephalus is about 32 centimeters...
- 1758) Synonyms Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758 Mormyrus swanenburgi Schilt****s, 1891 Mormyrus tuckeyi Valenciennes, 1847 Mormyrus zambanenje Peters...