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Coryphene

Coryphene \Cor"y*phene`\ (k?r"?-f?n`), n. [NL. coryphena, fr. Gr. koryfh` head, summit, peak: cf. F. coryph[`e]ne.] (Zo["o]l.) A fish of the genus Coryph[ae]na. See Dolphin. (2)

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coryphene

n. (context zoology English) A fish of the genus ''Coryphaena''.

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He sat Herapath in one corner of his triangular cabin, among the jars of squids in alcohol, and observed, 'Littleton, the hernia in the starboard watch, caught a fine coryphene this afternoon.