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SPHYRNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphyrna mean?
• SPHYRNA (noun)
The noun SPHYRNA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Sphyrnidae
Familiarity information: SPHYRNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Sphyrnidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sphyrna; Sphyrna
Hypernyms ("Sphyrna" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Sphyrna"):
hammerhead; hammerhead shark (medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous)
Holonyms ("Sphyrna" is a member of...):
family Sphyrnidae; Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks)
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