Galeocerdo

Galeocerdo
noun
tiger sharks
Syn: ↑genus Galeocerdo
Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Carcharhinidae, ↑family Carcharhinidae
Member Meronyms: ↑tiger shark, ↑Galeocerdo cuvieri

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\\ˌgālēōˈsər(ˌ)dō\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek galeos dogfish, shark + kerdō wily one, fox; akin to Greek kerdos profit — more at caird (tinker)
: a genus of sharks (family Carcharhinidae) comprising the tiger shark

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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