HEXANCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hexanchus mean? 

• HEXANCHUS (noun)
  The noun HEXANCHUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Hexanchidae

  Familiarity information: HEXANCHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEXANCHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Hexanchidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hexanchus; Hexanchus

Hypernyms ("Hexanchus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Hexanchus"):

cow shark; Hexanchus griseus; six-gilled shark (large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas)

Holonyms ("Hexanchus" is a member of...):

family Hexanchidae; Hexanchidae (primitive sharks)