Definition of Lamna nasus

1. Noun. Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific.

Exact synonyms: Porbeagle
Generic synonyms: Mackerel Shark
Group relationships: Genus Lamna, Lamna

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamna Nasus

Lambya
Lamellibranchia
Lament.
Lamentations
Lamia
Laminariaceae
Laminariales
Lamisil
Lamium
Lamium album
Lamium amplexicaule
Lammas
Lammas Day
Lammastide
Lamna
Lamna nasus (current term)
Lamnidae
Lampadist
Lampadists
Lampadrome
Lampridae
Lampris
Lampris guttatus
Lampris regius
Lampropeltis
Lampropeltis getulus
Lampropeltis triangulum
Lampung
Lampung Nyo
Lampyridae

Literary usage of Lamna nasus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group; Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"... Odontaspis ferox, and Lamna nasus. Vertical folds, then, are not taxonomically significant, and this species is retained in the genus Odontaspis. ..."

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