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HEXANCHIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Hexanchidae mean?

• HEXANCHIDAE (noun)
The noun HEXANCHIDAE has 1 sense:

1. primitive sharks

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

Dictionary entry details

• HEXANCHIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Hexanchidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Primitive sharks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Hexanchidae; Hexanchidae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Hexanchidae"):

genus Hexanchus; Hexanchus (a genus of Hexanchidae)

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

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

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