English noun: family Carcharhinidae |
1. | family Carcharhinidae (animal) largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks |
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| Synonyms | Carcharhinidae |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fish family |
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| Member holonym | Carcharhinus, Galeocerdo, Galeorhinus, genus Carcharhinus, genus Galeocerdo, genus Galeorhinus, genus Negaprion, genus Prionace, Negaprion, Prionace, requiem shark |
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| Member meronym | Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii |
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