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CETORHINIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cetorhinidae mean?
• CETORHINIDAE (noun)
The noun CETORHINIDAE has 1 sense:
1. in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
Familiarity information: CETORHINIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cetorhinidae; family Cetorhinidae
Hypernyms ("Cetorhinidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Holonyms ("Cetorhinidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)
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