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Definition of Genus galeocerdo
1. Noun. Tiger sharks.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Carcharhinidae, Family Carcharhinidae
Member holonyms: Galeocerdo Cuvieri, Tiger Shark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Galeocerdo
Literary usage of Genus galeocerdo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1901)
"Genus GALEOCERDO Miiller and Henle. The teeth of this genus are serrated on both
margins, have the posterior edge deeply notched, and the apex more or less ..."
2. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association by Geologists' Association (1900)
"... at the base of the crown, both in front and behind —a condition observable in
certain teeth of the existing species already mentioned. GENUS Galeocerdo. ..."
3. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1901)
"Genus GALEOCERDO Miiller and Henle. The teeth of this genus are serrated on both
margins, have the posterior edge deeply notched, and the apex more or less ..."
4. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson, Richard Lydekker (1889)
"... tall lanceolate teeth, the crowns of which have both edges coarsely serrated,
except at their summits. The existing genus Galeocerdo is first recorded ..."
5. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"In the genus Galeocerdo the spiracle is minute ; there are pits at the root of
the caudal fin, one above and one below. In the terminal lobe of the caudal ..."
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