| NOUN | animal | Alopius, genus Alopius | type genus of the family Alopiidae |
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| Meaning | type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Alopius | |
| Member of | Alopiidae, family Alopiidae | thresher sharks |
| Members | thresher, thrasher, thresher shark, fox shark, Alopius vulpinus | large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed |
| Broader | fish genus | Any of various genus of fish |
| Spanish | alopius, genus alopius | |
| Catalan | alopius, genus alopius | |
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