- Isuridae
- nounin some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae• Syn: ↑family Isuridae• Hypernyms: ↑fish family• Member Meronyms: ↑Isurus, ↑genus Isurus
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family Isuridae — noun in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae • Syn: ↑Isuridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Meronyms: ↑Isurus, ↑genus Isurus … Useful english dictionary
mackerel shark — any of several fierce sharks of the family Lamidae, including the great white shark and the mako. [1810 20] * * * Any of several temperate water sharks (genus Lamna) in a family (Isuridae) that also includes the great white shark and the mako… … Universalium
mako shark — Any of certain potentially dangerous sharks (genus Isurus) in the mackerel shark family (Isuridae). Two species are generally recognized: the Atlantic I. oxyrinchus and the Indo Pacific I. glaucus. Makos range throughout tropical and temperate… … Universalium
fish family — noun any of various families of fish • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Cobitidae, ↑family Cobitidae, ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae, ↑Electrophoridae, ↑family Electrophori … Useful english dictionary
genus Isurus — noun mako sharks • Syn: ↑Isurus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Isuridae, ↑family Isuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑mako, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Isurus — noun mako sharks • Syn: ↑genus Isurus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Isuridae, ↑family Isuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑mako, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
white shark — or great white shark n. a huge, man eating mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of tropical and warm seas: see SHARK2 * * * ▪ fish also called great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), spe … Universalium
chondrichthian — /kon drik thee euhn/, n. any member of the class Chondrichthyes, comprising the cartilaginous fishes. [ < NL, equiv. to chondr CHONDR + Gk ichthýes (pl.) fish] * * * ▪ fish class Introduction class name Chondrichthyes, or Selachii any… … Universalium
cailón — Cualquiera de varias especies de tiburón (género Lamna) de aguas templadas (familia Isuridae), que incluye también al gran tiburón blanco y al grupo de tiburones marrajo. Son veloces y dinámicos; tienen una cola en medialuna y dientes delgados.… … Enciclopedia Universal
marrajo — (Voz de creación expresiva.) ► adjetivo 1 Se aplica al toro o a otro animal que acomete con malicia. 2 Que se comporta con astucia o malicia: ■ el muy marrajo supo cómo convencernos. SINÓNIMO astuto cauto ► sustantivo masculino 3 ZOOLOGÍA Tiburón … Enciclopedia Universal
