Carcharias

noun

type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks

• Syn: ↑genus Carcharias, ↑Odontaspis, ↑genus Odontaspis

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Carchariidae, ↑family Carchariidae, ↑Odontaspididae, ↑family Odontaspididae

• Member Meronyms: ↑sand tiger, ↑sand shark, ↑Carcharias taurus, ↑Odontaspis taurus

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\\kärˈka(a)rēəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek karcharias, a shark, from karcharos sawlike, jagged; akin to Sanskrit khara harsh, rough

1. : the type and sole recent genus of Carchariidae that comprises the common sand sharks

2. in some classifications : a genus of sharks variously limited; especially : one coextensive with the genus Carcharhinus