Carcharodon

Translingual

Carcharodon carcharias, a great white shark

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρχαρόδων (karkharódōn, “having sharp teeth”), from κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

Proper noun

Carcharodon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – great white shark.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Lamniformes - order; Lamnidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharodon megalodon - species

References

• Carcharodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carcharodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carcharodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons