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TRIAENODON OBSEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Triaenodon obseus mean?
• TRIAENODON OBSEUS (noun)
The noun TRIAENODON OBSEUS has 1 sense:
1. smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
Familiarity information: TRIAENODON OBSEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
reef whitetip shark; Triaenodon obseus; whitetip shark
Hypernyms ("Triaenodon obseus" is a kind of...):
smooth dogfish (small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts)
Holonyms ("Triaenodon obseus" is a member of...):
genus Triaenodon; Triaenodon (a genus of Triakidae)
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