Carcharias
See also: carcharias
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin carchariās and Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías).
Proper noun
Carcharias m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Odontaspididae – sand sharks, sand tiger sharks.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii – subclass; Lamniformes – order; Odontaspididae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carcharias taurus (grey nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, sand tiger) - type species; †Carcharias robustus, Carcharias tricuspidatus (Indian sand tiger) - other species
References
- Carcharias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Carcharias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Carcharias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons