NOUN | animal | Carcharhinidae, family Carcharhinidae | largest family of living sharks |
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Meaning | largest family of living sharks; found worldwide / worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks. | |
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Synonym | family Carcharhinidae | |
Member of | Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii | sharks |
Members | Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus | type genus of the Carcharhinidae |
Galeocerdo, genus Galeocerdo | tiger sharks | |
Galeorhinus, genus Galeorhinus | A genus of Carcharhinidae | |
Negaprion, genus Negaprion | lemon sharks | |
Prionace, genus Prionace | blue sharks | |
requiem shark | Any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species | |
Broader | fish family | Any of various families of fish |
Catalan | Carcharhinidae |
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