| NOUN | animal | family Carcharhinidae, 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 | 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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