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CARCHARODON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carcharodon mean?
• CARCHARODON (noun)
The noun CARCHARODON has 1 sense:
1. man-eating sharks
Familiarity information: CARCHARODON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Man-eating sharks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carcharodon; genus Carcharodon
Hypernyms ("Carcharodon" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Carcharodon"):
Carcharodon carcharias; great white shark; man-eater; man-eating shark; white shark (large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans)
Holonyms ("Carcharodon" is a member of...):
family Lamnidae; Lamnidae (oceanic sharks)
Context examples
Scientists from the University of Miami and Apex Shark Expeditions published a study, documenting the disappearance of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from a specific area off the coast of South Africa.
(Study indicates as great white shark disappears, living fossil moves in, Wikinews)
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