Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Salmoninae — the Pacific salmon etc.
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Examples
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In his chapter on the Snake River, Montgomery discusses the Snake River finespotted cutthroat trout and provides the descriptive information from my monograph under the name Oncorhynchus clarki behnkei.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Subsequently the westslope cutthroat earned the name Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi in honor of both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The name Oncorhynchus derives from two latinized Greek words meaning “hooked snout.”
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Subsequently the westslope cutthroat earned the name Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi in honor of both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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In his chapter on the Snake River, Montgomery discusses the Snake River finespotted cutthroat trout and provides the descriptive information from my monograph under the name Oncorhynchus clarki behnkei.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The name Oncorhynchus derives from two latinized Greek words meaning “hooked snout.”
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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In his chapter on the Snake River, Montgomery discusses the Snake River finespotted cutthroat trout and provides the descriptive information from my monograph under the name Oncorhynchus clarki behnkei.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Subsequently the westslope cutthroat earned the name Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi in honor of both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The Paiute is designated Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris and the Lahontan carries the name Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi, named by the scientists Gill and Jordan in 1878 as “Salmo henshawi” after the naturalist H.W. Henshaw.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The Paiute is designated Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris and the Lahontan carries the name Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi, named by the scientists Gill and Jordan in 1878 as “Salmo henshawi” after the naturalist H.W. Henshaw.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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