Definition of Family scyliorhinidae

1. Noun. Small bottom-dwelling sharks.

Exact synonyms: Scyliorhinidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Cat Shark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Scyliorhinidae

family Sciadopityaceae
family Sciaenidae
family Sciaridae
family Scincidae
family Sciuridae
family Sclerodermataceae
family Sclerotiniaceae
family Scolopacidae
family Scolytidae
family Scomberesocidae
family Scombresocidae
family Scombridae
family Scorpaenidae
family Scrophulariaceae
family Scutigeridae
family Scyliorhinidae
family Secotiaceae
family Selaginellaceae
family Sepiidae
family Septobasidiaceae
family Serranidae
family Sialidae
family Sillaginidae
family Siluridae
family Simaroubaceae
family Simuliidae
family Sirenidae
family Sisyridae
family Sittidae
family Solanaceae

Literary usage of Family scyliorhinidae

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

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"... bite divers who are molesting them; included here are such common forms as nurse sharks (family Orectolobidae) and swell sharks (family Scyliorhinidae). ..."

2. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group; Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"Order Carcharhiniformes family scyliorhinidae ? Scyliorhinus sp. Figure 6-A Collector and material: Doris Holt (ChM ..."

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