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Definition of Family scyliorhinidae
1. Noun. Small bottom-dwelling sharks.
Exact synonyms: Scyliorhinidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Cat Shark
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Cat Shark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Scyliorhinidae
Literary usage of Family 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 (1992)
"... 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 ..."