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    CARCHARIAS TAURUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmersplay

    Synonyms:

    Carcharias taurus; Odontaspis taurus; sand shark; sand tiger

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Carcharias taurus" is a kind of...):

    shark (any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales)

    Holonyms ("Carcharias taurus" is a member of...):

    Carcharias; genus Carcharias; genus Odontaspis; Odontaspis (type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks)

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