Cetorhinus

Cetorhinus
noun
comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
Syn: ↑genus Cetorhinus
Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Lamnidae, ↑family Lamnidae
Member Meronyms: ↑basking shark, ↑Cetorhinus maximus

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\\-ˈrīnəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cet- + -rhinus
: a genus that includes the basking shark as its only living species and is commonly placed in the family Lamnidae or sometimes made the type of a separate family (Cetorhinidae)

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