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GENUS GALEORHINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Galeorhinus mean?
• GENUS GALEORHINUS (noun)
The noun GENUS GALEORHINUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Carcharhinidae
Familiarity information: GENUS GALEORHINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Carcharhinidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Galeorhinus; genus Galeorhinus
Hypernyms ("genus Galeorhinus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Galeorhinus"):
Galeorhinus zyopterus; soup-fin; soupfin; soupfin shark (Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A))
Holonyms ("genus Galeorhinus" is a member of...):
Carcharhinidae; family Carcharhinidae (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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