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GENUS GALEOCERDO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Galeocerdo mean? 

GENUS GALEOCERDO (noun)
  The noun GENUS GALEOCERDO has 1 sense:

1. tiger sharksplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS GALEOCERDO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS GALEOCERDO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tiger sharks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Galeocerdo; genus Galeocerdo

Hypernyms ("genus Galeocerdo" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Galeocerdo"):

Galeocerdo cuvieri; tiger shark (large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body)

Holonyms ("genus Galeocerdo" is a member of...):

Carcharhinidae; family Carcharhinidae (largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks)


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