Definition of Galeocerdo

1. Noun. Tiger sharks.

Exact synonyms: Genus Galeocerdo
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Carcharhinidae, Family Carcharhinidae
Member holonyms: Galeocerdo Cuvieri, Tiger Shark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galeocerdo

Galeazzi
Galeazzi's fracture
Galega
Galega officinalis
Galego
Galen
Galen's anastomosis
Galen's nerve
Galenic
Galenical
Galenically
Galenicals
Galenism
Galenist
Galenists
Galeocerdo
Galeocerdo cuvieri
Galeopsis
Galeopsis tetrahit
Galeorhinus
Galeorhinus zyopterus
Galeras
Galicia
Galician
Galician-Asturian
Galician-Portuguese
Galicians
Galictis vittatus
Galiella rufa
Galilaean

Literary usage of Galeocerdo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1904)
"Genus galeocerdo, Müller and Henle. galeocerdo davisi, nom. mut. ... 167), Davis included a tooth of galeocerdo with his ..."

2. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"galeocerdo TRIQUETER n. sp 89 12. Inner face of the type and only known specimen. Charles County near — • .... j Nat " ' "" " mer face of the type and only ..."

3. State Geological Survey of Kansas. [Reports] by Kansas Geological Survey (1902)
"Its distinction from galeocerdo, under which name some of its species have been described, is based upon the solidity of the teeth — those of galeocerdo ..."

4. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"In the genus galeocerdo the spiracle is minute ; there are pits at the root of the ... A small specimen of the Tiger Shark, , galeocerdo tigrinus, 62, ..."

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