English > genus Carcharhinus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | 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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