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Carcharhinidae

plural noun
Car·​cha·​rhin·​i·​dae | \ ˌkärkəˈrinəˌdē\

Definition of Carcharhinidae

: a large cosmopolitan family of sharks with no spines in the dorsal fin and comprising the requiem sharks

History and Etymology for Carcharhinidae

New Latin, from Carcharhinus, type genus + -idae

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