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TRIAENODON OBSEUS

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 fins

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

Dictionary entry details

• TRIAENODON OBSEUS (noun)

Sense 1

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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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