English > genus Carcharhinus: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | type genus of the Carcharhinidae. |
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Synonym | Carcharhinus |
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Member of | Carcharhinidae, family Carcharhinidae | largest family of living sharks |
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Members | blacktip shark, sandbar shark, Carcharhinus limbatus | widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink |
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bull shark, cub shark, Carcharhinus leucas | A most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide / worldwide |
dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus | relatively slender blue-grey shark |
sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus | Most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states |
whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin |
Broader | fish genus | Any of various genus of fish |
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Spanish | carcharhinus, Carcharhinus, género Carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus |
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Catalan | carcharhinus, Carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus |
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