Definition of Orthagoriscus. Meaning of Orthagoriscus. Synonyms of Orthagoriscus

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Definition of Orthagoriscus

Orthagoriscus
Molebut Mole"but, n. (Zo["o]l.) The sunfish (Orthagoriscus, or Mola). [Written also molebat.]

Meaning of Orthagoriscus from wikipedia

-  lanceolatus Binomial name Masturus lanceolatus (É. Liénard, 1840) Synonyms Orthagoriscus lanceolatus Liénard, 1840 Pseudomola l****arati Cadenat, 1959...
- about the ocean sunfish in his 1554 work de Piscibus, using the term Orthagoriscus, "sucking pig" for the likeness of its body and mouth. It was originally...