HyperDic: genus_alopius

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Alopius:
NOUNanimalgenus Alopius, Alopiustype genus of the family Alopiidae
English > genus Alopius: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae.
SynonymAlopius
Member ofAlopiidae, family Alopiidaethresher sharks
Membersthresher, thrasher, thresher shark, fox shark, Alopius vulpinuslarge pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
Broaderfish genusAny of various genus of fish
Spanishalopius, genus alopius
Catalanalopius, genus alopius

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