Prionace

noun

Pri·​o·​na·​ce

ˌprīəˈnā(ˌ)sē

: a genus of sharks (family Carcharhinidae) that contains the cosmopolitan blue shark

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prion- + -ace

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