HyperDic: genus_cetorhinus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cetorhinus:
NOUNanimalgenus Cetorhinus, Cetorhinuscomprising only the basking sharks
English > genus Cetorhinus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningComprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae.
SynonymCetorhinus
Member ofLamnidae, family LamnidaeOceanic sharks
Membersbasking shark, Cetorhinus maximuslarge harmless plankton-eating northern shark
Broaderfish genusAny of various genus of fish
Spanishcetorhinus, Cetorhinus, genus cetorhinus
Catalancetorhinus, genus cetorhinus

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