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Definition of Family carcharhinidae
1. Noun. Largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks.
Exact synonyms: Carcharhinidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Requiem Shark, Carcharhinus, Genus Carcharhinus, Genus Negaprion, Negaprion, Genus Prionace, Prionace, Galeocerdo, Genus Galeocerdo, Galeorhinus, Genus Galeorhinus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Requiem Shark, Carcharhinus, Genus Carcharhinus, Genus Negaprion, Negaprion, Genus Prionace, Prionace, Galeocerdo, Genus Galeocerdo, Galeorhinus, Genus Galeorhinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Carcharhinidae
Literary usage of Family carcharhinidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"Indeed all the sharks commonly referred to as grey or requiem sharks (the family
Carcharhinidae) are viviparous, with the sole exception of the tiger shark ..."
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