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Webster 1913 Edition

Elops

E′lops

,
Noun.
[L.
elops
,
helops
, a kind of sea fish, Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
(Zoöl.)
A genus of fishes. See
Saury
.
2.
A mythical serpent.
[Obs.]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elops

E'LOPS

,
Noun.
A fish, inhabiting the seas of America and the West Indies,with a long body, smooth head, one dorsal fin, and a deeply furcated tail, with a horizontal lanceolated spine, above and below, at its base.
1.
The sea-serpent.

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