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TRIAENODON OBSEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Triaenodon obseus mean? 

TRIAENODON OBSEUS (noun)
  The noun TRIAENODON OBSEUS has 1 sense:

1. smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal finsplay

  Familiarity information: TRIAENODON OBSEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRIAENODON OBSEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

reef whitetip shark; Triaenodon obseus; whitetip shark

Hypernyms ("Triaenodon obseus" is a kind of...):

smooth dogfish (small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts)

Holonyms ("Triaenodon obseus" is a member of...):

genus Triaenodon; Triaenodon (a genus of Triakidae)


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