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Carchariidae

noun

sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae

• Syn: ↑family Carchariidae, ↑Odontaspididae, ↑family Odontaspididae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii

• Member Meronyms: ↑Carcharias, ↑genus Carcharias, ↑Odontaspis, ↑genus Odontaspis

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\\ˌkärkəˈrīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Carcharias, type genus + -idae

: a family of sharks that has existed at least since Lower Cretaceous times and as now understood contains Carcharias and various extinct genera but formerly included many other genera (as Galeorhinus and Mustelus) and in some classifications was coextensive with Carcharhinidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.