Carcharhinus
Translingual
Carcharhinus galapagensis
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin carcharinus, from carchărus (“shark”) (from Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías)) + -inus.
Proper noun
Carcharhinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – the typical requiem sharks.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass; Elasmobranchii - class; Selachimorpha - superorder; Carcharhiniformes - order; Carcharhinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carcharhinus acronotus, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus altimus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus borneensis, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus cautus, Carcharhinus coatesi, Carcharhinus dussumieri, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus fitzroyensis, Carcharhinus galapagenisis, Carcharhinus hemiodon, Carcharhinus isodon, Carcharhinus leiodon, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus macrops, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Carcharhinus menisorrah, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezii, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tilstoni, Carcharhinus tjutjot (species)
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