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Toxotes


Tox′o-tes

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] an archer.]
(Zool.)
A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See
Archer fish
.

Definition 2024


Toxotes

Toxotes

See also: toxotes

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, bowman, archer)

Proper noun

Toxotes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Toxotidae – the archerfishes.

English

Proper noun

Toxotes (plural Toxotai)

  1. Sagittarius the archer.

References

  • Toxotes, in Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation, by Stephen Trzaskoma, R. Scott Smith, Stephen Brunet, Thomas (Hackett Publishing: 2004) ISBN 0872207218, page 106.

toxotes

toxotes

See also: Toxotes

English

Wikispecies

Noun

toxotes (plural toxotai)

  1. Any fish of genus Toxotes, the archerfishes.
  2. (historical) A Greek archer armed with a short Greek bow and a short sword.