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Cetorhinidae — noun in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks • Syn: ↑family Cetorhinidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fish family — noun any of various families of fish • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Cobitidae, ↑family Cobitidae, ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae, ↑Electrophoridae, ↑family Electrophori … Useful english dictionary
Elasmobranchii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Selachii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subclass Elasmobranchii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subclass Selachii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Basking shark — Temporal range: Early Oligocene–Present[1] … Wikipedia
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 … Useful english dictionary
basking shark — /bas king, bah sking/ a large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, of cold and temperate seas, that often swims slowly or floats at the surface. [1760 70] * * * Huge, sluggish shark (family Cetorhinidae) named for its habit of floating or slowly swimming… … Universalium
List of sharks — Shark classification Contents 1 Shark classification 2 Taxonomic listing 3 See also … Wikipedia
