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Hexanchidae

noun

primitive sharks

• Syn: ↑family Hexanchidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii

• Member Meronyms: ↑Hexanchus, ↑genus Hexanchus

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\\hekˈsaŋkəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hexanchus, type genus + -idae

: a family of sharks consisting of many fossil forms and a few living forms that have one dorsal fin and a palatoquadrate which articulates with the postorbital part of the skull

Useful english dictionary. 2012.