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Carcharhinidae

Carcharhinidae

9.9
A family of sharks found in warm seas, including tiger sharks
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑrkəˈhɪnɪˌdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: Carcharhinidae
  • The distinct lack of spines on the dorsal fins is a characteristic feature of Carcharhinidae sharks.

Examples

  • The Carcharhinidae family includes some of the most well-known sharks, such as the tiger shark.

  • Researchers studied the behavior of Carcharhinidae sharks in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.

  • Having a high level of C18:1n9+n7 could be a distinctive feature of the Carcharhinidae family.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

family Carcharhinidae
vsCarcharhinidae
  • Specialized
9.8

A group of sharks like tiger and bull sharks that live mostly in warm seas

means the same but is named without the word family

Compounds

family Carcharhinidae
  • Specialized
9.8

A group of sharks like tiger and bull sharks that live mostly in warm seas

Surface Forms

Carcharhinidae singular
Carcharhinidae plural

Morphology

Carcharhinidae = Carcharhinus (opaque) = Carcharhinus + idae

A specialized taxonomic formation (genus name + the scientific family suffix '-idae') that is not informative to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Carcharhinidae comes from Greek parts: carchar- used for 'shark' and -rhin- meaning 'nose' (like rhino), with the scientific ending -idae meaning 'family'. So, the name literally points to a 'family' of sharks and helps you remember that Carcharhinidae is a group of related sharks.