noun
a genus of Lamnidae
• Syn: ↑genus Lamna
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lamnidae, ↑family Lamnidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑porbeagle, ↑Lamna nasus
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\\ˈlamnə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, a shark, probably alteration of lamia devouring monster (or, a shark) — more at lemur
: the type genus of the family Lamnidae comprising the porbeagle and a few related forms
Useful english dictionary. 2012.