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Lamna

Lamna

9.9
A group of related sharks that includes the porbeagle and the salmon shark
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Lamna
  • The Lamna genus includes several species of sharks.

Examples

  • Biologists observed the migratory patterns of Lamna in the North Atlantic Ocean.

  • The teeth structure of Lamna differentiates it from other genera in the Lamnidae family.

  • Lamna includes well-known species such as the porbeagle and the salmon shark.

  • Did you know that the Lamna species can be found in colder waters?

  • The Lamna genus includes some of the fastest swimming sharks in the ocean.

  • Scientists study the Lamna sharks to understand their unique hunting strategies.

  • Among the species of Lamna are the porbeagle and the salmon shark.

Compounds

Lamna nasus
  • Specialized
9.9

A large fast shark with a pointed snout found in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Surface Forms

Lamna singular
Lamnas plural

Etymology

Lamna comes from an old Greek word lamna meaning 'fish' or 'fish of prey'. That's why scientists used it as the name for this group of mackerel sharks.