Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of small darters of the family Percidæ. A, lateralis is found in northern Mexico.

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Examples

  • But one of the article's authors, Dr. Andrew Weil, of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, says he has discovered the true hallucinogenic amphibian: Bufo alvarius, the Sonoran desert toad.

    Can't Lick 'Em? Then Smoke 'Em. 2008

  • This one is a Bufo alvarius, a frog from the Sonora Desert.

    The Book of Chameleons Jose Eduardo Agualusa 2004

  • _ "Bufo alvarius, _ commonly known as the notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County."

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • _ "Bufo alvarius, _ commonly known as the notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County."

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

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