Carcharias

See also: carcharias

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Carcharias m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Odontaspididae – sand sharks, sand tiger sharks.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii – subclass; Lamniformes – order; Odontaspididae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Carcharias taurus (grey nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, sand tiger) - type species; †Carcharias robustus, Carcharias tricuspidatus (Indian sand tiger) - other species

References

• Carcharias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carcharias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carcharias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons