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Somniosus

noun
Som·​ni·​o·​sus | \ ˌsämnēˈōsəs\

Definition of Somniosus

: a genus of sharks (suborder Squaloidea) to which the Greenland shark belongs

History and Etymology for Somniosus

New Latin, from Late Latin, sleepy, from Latin somnium dream + -osus -ose

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