Galeoidea

plural noun

Ga·​le·​oi·​dea

ˌgālēˈȯidēə

: a suborder of Pleurotremata comprising typical active predaceous fusiform sharks with the spiracle small or absent and an anal fin always present

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Galeus + New Latin -oidea

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