Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ichthyology, a genus of fishes. In this sense commonly written
Eremophilus . - noun In ornithology, a notable genus of larks, of the family Alaudidæ, containing the horned larks or shore-larks, characterized by the plumicorn on each side of the head.
- noun In entomology, a genus of orthopterous insects.
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Examples
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Other species present include Acacia ligulata, Geijera linearifolia, and E. diversifolia, with Stipa eremophila and Danthonia caespitosa as the main grasses.
Eyre and York mallee 2007
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[Euphorbia clutioides] Euphorbia eremophila, A.Cunn. in Mitch.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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CASSIA (eremophila), glabra, foliis unijugis raro passim bijugis; foliolis linearibus canaliculatis latitudine racheos linearis aversae, corymbis paucifloris folio brevioribus.
Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832
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