FAMILY CARCHARIIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae

Synonyms:

Carchariidae; family Carchariidae; family Odontaspididae; Odontaspididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Carchariidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "family Carchariidae"):

Carcharias; genus Carcharias; genus Odontaspis; Odontaspis (type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks)

Holonyms ("family Carchariidae" is a member of...):

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)