Galeorhinus

noun

Ga·​le·​o·​rhi·​nus

-ˈrīnəs

1

: a genus of sharks including the topes and soupfin sharks

2

in some classifications : a genus of sharks comprising the smooth dogfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek galeos dogfish, shark + New Latin -rhinus (from Greek rhinē, a shark)

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