Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of saltatorial orthopterous insects, of the family Locustidæ, having the vertex conical (whence the name), the elytra long and leafy, the legs long and slender, the antennæ filiform, and the ovipositor ensate.
- noun A generic name variously used for certain crustaceans, beetles, reptiles, and worms.
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On '' Delphinognathus conocephalus '' (Seeley) from the middle Karroo beds, Cape Colony, preserved in the South African Museum, Cape Town.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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SEELEY, H.G. (1892) On Delphinognathus conocephalus (Seeley) from the middle Karroo beds,
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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SEELEY, H.G. (1892) On Delphinognathus conocephalus (Seeley) from the middle Karroo beds,
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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SEELEY, H.G. (1892) On Delphinognathus conocephalus (Seeley) from the middle Karroo beds,
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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SEELEY, H.G. (1892) On Delphinognathus conocephalus (Seeley) from the middle Karroo beds,
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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