Obs. [a. F. (16th c.) urano-, ouranoscope: see URANOSCOPUS.] = URANOSCOPUS.
1591. Sylvester, Du Bartas (1605), I. v. 232. Th Vrannoscope [margin Vrano-Scopus], so, hid in mud, doth put Out of his gullet a long limber gut.
1753. Chambers Cycl., Suppl. s.v. Trachinus, This is the uranoscope, or Trachinus of authors, called also callionymus. Artedi.