Definition of Carcharhinus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Carcharhinidae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Carcharhinus

Caravaggio
Carazo
Carboloy
Carbonarism
Carbondale
Carboniferous
Carboniferous period
Carborundum
Carcel lamp
Carcel lamps
Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus (current term)
Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinus limbatus
Carcharhinus obscurus
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Carcharias
Carcharias taurus
Carchariidae
Carcharinus longimanus
Carcharodon
Carcharodon carcharias
Carchemish
Cardamine
Cardamine bulbifera
Cardamine bulbosa

Literary usage of Carcharhinus

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

1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Isolated shark attacks have been recorded in the days of the pearl divers, but they considered barracuda to be more dangerous. Carcharhinus ..."

2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Carcharhinus lamia (Rafinesque). CUB-SHARK. Of this shark I have secured three specimens, one each for the years 1902, 1906, and 1913. ..."

3. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey by North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905) (1907)
"Genus Carcharhinus Blainville. Flat-headed Sharks. ... Carcharhinus obscurus, Jordan & Evermann. 1896, 35. Linton. 1905.; Beaufort. DIAGNOSIS. ..."

4. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Bureau of Fisheries, United States (1916)
"Carcharhinus limbatus, lateral view of a female 70 cm. long, ... Carcharhinus commersonii, teeth in upper jaw of a specimen from Beaufort, NC FIG. 4. ..."

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