Definition of Scyliorhinidae

1. Noun. Small bottom-dwelling sharks.

Exact synonyms: Family Scyliorhinidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Cat Shark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scyliorhinidae

Scultetus
Scultetus' bandage
Scultetus' position
Scunner
Scunners
Scutellaria
Scutellaria lateriflora
Scutigera
Scutigera coleoptrata
Scutigerella
Scutigerella immaculata
Scutigeridae
Scutum
Scyliorhinidae (current term)
Scylla
Scyphozoa
Scyth
Scythia
Scythian
Scythian lamb
Scythians
Scyths
Scáthach
Se
Sea of Azof
Sea of Azoff
Sea of Azov
Sea of Cortes

Literary usage of Scyliorhinidae

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

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"... bite divers who are molesting them; included here are such common forms as nurse sharks (family Orectolobidae) and swell sharks (family Scyliorhinidae). ..."

2. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group, Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"Order Carcharhiniformes Family Scyliorhinidae ? Scyliorhinus sp. Figure 6-A Collector and material: Doris Holt (ChM ..."

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