Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of hexachætous dipterous insects, of the family Tabanidæ or gadflies; the clegs.
  • noun [lowercase] An insect of the genus Chrysops.

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Examples

  • The fish is a cross between a white bass (Morone chrysops) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis), sometimes referred to as a wiper.

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  • The fish is a cross between a white bass (Morone chrysops) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis), sometimes referred to as a wiper.

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