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RHINCODONTIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhincodontidae mean? 

RHINCODONTIDAE (noun)
  The noun RHINCODONTIDAE has 1 sense:

1. small-toothed sharks comprising only one speciesplay

  Familiarity information: RHINCODONTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RHINCODONTIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small-toothed sharks comprising only one species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Rhincodontidae; Rhincodontidae

Hypernyms ("Rhincodontidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Rhincodontidae"):

genus Rhincodon; Rhincodon (whale sharks)

Holonyms ("Rhincodontidae" is a member of...):

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)


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