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