Carcharias

noun

Car·​char·​i·​as

kärˈka(a)rēəs

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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