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HEXANCHIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hexanchidae mean?
• HEXANCHIDAE (noun)
The noun HEXANCHIDAE has 1 sense:
1. primitive sharks
Familiarity information: HEXANCHIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Primitive sharks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Hexanchidae; Hexanchidae
Hypernyms ("Hexanchidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Hexanchidae"):
genus Hexanchus; Hexanchus (a genus of Hexanchidae)
Holonyms ("Hexanchidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)
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