Carcharias
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- noun
- /kɑrˈkeɪəriəs/
- Specialized
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Carcharias
- The Carcharias is known for its incredible sense of smell, allowing it to detect prey from great distances.
Examples
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Researchers have identified several species of Carcharias inhabiting the warm waters of tropical seas.
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ABSTRACT: The white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is considered rare in the Gulf of Mexico; however, recent longline captures coupled with historical landings information suggest that the species occurs seasonally (winter-spring) within this region.
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It's a Carcharodon carcharias.
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Carcharodon carcharias?
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For the first time in history, a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) had been caught and transported to an aquarium without severe trauma.
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We've been retained by the Regent's Park Zoo to arrange shipment of a Carcharodon carcharias.
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MAP: Figure 27. Total tagging distribution for the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, from the NMFS Cooperative Shark Tagging Program during 1962-93.
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DIAGRAM: Figure 31. Total number of white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, tagged and recaptured by year in the NMFS Cooperative Shark Tagging Program, from 1962 to 1993.
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Carcharias are often seen near the ocean's surface, where they hunt for smaller fish.
Synonyms
A group of sand sharks that live in warm and temperate oceans
Compounds
- Specialized
A very large shark called the great white that sometimes attacks people
- Specialized
A large shark with sharp, jagged teeth that lives in shallow coastal waters
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carcharias comes from an old Greek word karcharias that meant 'shark' and from a root meaning 'sharp'. So imagine a shark's many sharp teeth — that's why scientists use Carcharias for a group of sand sharks.