Translingual

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Proper noun

Carcharhinidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the requiem sharks.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder; Carcharhiniformes - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Carcharhinus - type genus; Galeocerdo, Glyphis, Isogomphodon, Lamiopsis, Loxodon, Nasolamia, Negaprion, Prionace, Rhizoprionodon, Scoliodon, Triaenodon (genera)
  • †Abdounia (extinct genus)