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Hint 1 meaning
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a
strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking
note. See Caw.
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Soc." XVII., page 522.) described Catasetum tridentatum, Monacanthus viridis and Myanthus barbatus occurring on a single plant, but it remained for Darwin to make out that they are the male, female and hermaphrodite forms of a single species.
See footnote Letter 608 on the sexual relation between the three forms known as Catasetum tridentatum, Monacanthus viridis, and Myanthus barbatus.
The Sea is indifferently well stocked with fish of Various sorts, such as Sharks, Dog-fish, Rockfish, Mullets, Breams, Cavallies, Mack'rel, old wives, Leather Jackets, Five Fingers,* (* Old wives are Enoploxus Armatus; Leather jackets, Monacanthus; Five fingers, Chilodactylus.) Sting rays, Whip rays, etc., all excellent in their kind.
FILE-FISH, or TRIGGER-FISH, the names given to fishes of the genus _Balistes_ (and _Monacanthus_) inhabiting all tropical and subtropical seas.
The cuckold or horned coney fish (_Monacanthus tomentosus_) is much used as food, and, when stuffed and baked, considered a delicacy.