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Definition of Carcharhinus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Carcharhinidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Carcharhinidae, Family Carcharhinidae
Member holonyms: Bull Shark, Carcharhinus Leucas, Cub Shark, Carcharhinus Plumbeus, Sandbar Shark, Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus Limbatus, Sandbar Shark, Carcharinus Longimanus, Oceanic Whitetip Shark, White-tipped Shark, Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus Obscurus, Dusky Shark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carcharhinus
Literary usage of Carcharhinus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Isolated shark attacks have been recorded in the days of the pearl divers, but
they considered barracuda to be more dangerous. Carcharhinus ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Carcharhinus lamia (Rafinesque). CUB-SHARK. Of this shark I have secured three
specimens, one each for the years 1902, 1906, and 1913. ..."
3. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey by North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905) (1907)
"Genus Carcharhinus Blainville. Flat-headed Sharks. ... Carcharhinus obscurus,
Jordan & Evermann. 1896, 35. Linton. 1905.; Beaufort. DIAGNOSIS. ..."
4. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Bureau of Fisheries, United States (1916)
"Carcharhinus limbatus, lateral view of a female 70 cm. long, ... Carcharhinus
commersonii, teeth in upper jaw of a specimen from Beaufort, NC FIG. 4. ..."
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