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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of Pentacerotidæ. P. reticulatus is a wide-ranging species, measuring about eight inches in diameter.
  • noun A genus of acanthopterygian fishes, typical of the Pentacerotidæ, having five horn-like projections on the head.

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