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HEXANCHUS

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Meaning:

A genus of Hexanchidae

Synonyms:

genus Hexanchus; Hexanchus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hexanchus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Hexanchus"):

cow shark; Hexanchus griseus; six-gilled shark (large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas)

Holonyms ("Hexanchus" is a member of...):

family Hexanchidae; Hexanchidae (primitive sharks)

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