Associations to the word «Carcharhinidae»

Wiktionary

CARCHARHINIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes   — the requiem sharks.

Dictionary definition

CARCHARHINIDAE, noun. Largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats