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Carcharias

Car·char·i·as [ kärˈka(a)rēəs]

Carcharias

noun

[kärˈka(a)rēəs]

Definition of Carcharias

1 : the type and sole recent genus of Carchariidae that comprises the common sand sharks

2 in some classifications : a genus of sharks variously limited
especially : one coextensive with the genus Carcharhinus

History and Etymology for Carcharias

New Latin, from Greek karcharias, a shark, from karcharos sawlike, jagged; akin to Sanskrit khara harsh, rough

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