Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of selachians of the family Carchariidæ.
  • noun Same as Carcharinus.
  • noun An early name of the genus Odontaspis.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun The type and sole genus of Carchariidae; the sand sharks.

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  • noun type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks

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Examples

  • Amongst them live the supremely graceful, beautifully designed, super-predator and most feared animal on Earth -- Carcharodon carcharias or great white shark.

    Dr. Reese Halter: Protecting Great White Sharks Dr. Reese Halter 2010

  • If toothy predators such as great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are the pit bulls of the shark world, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) have the temperament of Labrador retrievers.

    Giant sharks swarm in waters off Mexico 2011

  • Amongst them live the supremely graceful, beautifully designed, super-predator and most feared animal on Earth -- Carcharodon carcharias or great white shark.

    Dr. Reese Halter: Protecting Great White Sharks Dr. Reese Halter 2010

  • If toothy predators such as great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are the pit bulls of the shark world, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) have the temperament of Labrador retrievers.

    Giant sharks swarm in waters off Mexico 2011

  • ABSTRACT: The notorious jaws of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias are widely feared, yet poorly understood.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Staq Mavlen 2008

  • ABSTRACT: The notorious jaws of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias are widely feared, yet poorly understood.

    Bite Force of The Great White Shark Staq Mavlen 2008

  • Sorry bunky, it appears the grey lady has jumped the Carcharodon carcharias.

    They’ve got it… by George, they’ve got it…. « BuzzMachine 2005

  • You still see this kind of move from modern hard rock videos; a 1998 clip for the Deftones, “My Own Summer Shove It,” had the band performing on top of shark tanks, interspliced with images of Carcharodon carcharias yapping at the camera.

    Fargo Rock City Chuck Klosterman 2003

  • Extrapolating from what we know about the modern Great White, carcharias, that would mean this tooth came out of a shark ninety fee" "

    With Friends Like These... Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

  • Extrapolating from what we know about the modern Great White, carcharias, that would mean this tooth came out of a shark ninety fee" "

    With Friends Like These Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

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