We found 2 definitions of carcharhinidae from 2 different sources.
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carcharhinidae - largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks | ||
family Carcharhinidae | ||
fish family any of various families of fish | ||
elasmobranchii, selachii, subclass elasmobranchii, subclass selachii sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates | ||
requiem shark any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species | ||
carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus type genus of the Carcharhinidae | ||
genus negaprion, negaprion lemon sharks | ||
genus prionace, prionace blue sharks | ||
galeocerdo, genus galeocerdo tiger sharks |