Carcharodon

Translingual

Carcharodon carcharias, a great white shark

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”). For the first element see καρχαρίας (karkharías).

Proper noun

Carcharodon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – great white shark.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Lamniformes - order; Lamnidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharodon megalodon - species

References

Carcharodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Carcharodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Carcharodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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