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Centrolophus pompilus
Blackfish Black"fish, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga). 3. (Zo["o]l.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season. Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
Pompilus formosus
Tarantula Ta*ran"tu*la, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L. Tarantul[ae]. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuli[ae]). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also tarentula.] Tarantula killer, a very large wasp (Pompilus formosus), which captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale Hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

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- Pradel Pompilus (1914–2000) was a Haitian writer. Pompilus "is considered one of the most respected Haitian scholars." He is best known for his three-volume...
- Pompilus may refer to: Pompilus (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae Pompilus, a genus of fishes in the family Centrolopidae; synonym of Centrolophus...
- reached the s**** and there she ran into Pompilus, a seafarer and old family friend of her father Imbrasos. Pompilus agreed to let her board his boat, and...
- Higher International Studies in France, where he was taught by Pradel Pompilus and Ghislain Gouraige. There, he first began writing poetry around 1960...
- Pompilus cinereus, the leaden spider wasp is the most widespread species of the Pompilus spider wasps, and throughout a large proportion of its wide distribution...
- fleeing from his advances, asked Pompilus, a seafarer and an old friend of her father, to take her home. Pompilus took her on board the ship, but Apollo...
- 1905) Balanoderes ignitus (Smith, 1855) Pompilogaster erythrura (Cameron, 1905) Pompilus erythrourus (Cameron, 1905) Pompilus ignites (Smith, 1855)...
- Pompilus is a genus of spider wasps in the family Pompilidae, the members of which prey on spiders. There are seven species recognised in Pompilus sensu...
- (Shuckard, 1857) Synonyms Pompilus cr****icornis Shuckard, 1857 Pompilus campestris Wesmael 1851 Pompilus dalbomi Thomson1870 Pompilus intermedius Schenck 1857...
- a fisherman, Pompilus, who tried to protect her and was turned into a fish of the same name. According to the commentary, the Pompilus fish was a topic...