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chlamydoselachid

chlamydoselachid noun: any shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae of frilled sharks, which comprises two extant species in genus Chlamydoselachus and several extinct species in the genera Chlamydoselachus and †Proteothrinax.

chlamydoselachid: any shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae of frilled sharks, which comprises two extant species in...
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Noun

chlamydoselachid (plural chlamydoselachids)

  1. Any shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae of frilled sharks, which comprises two extant species in genus Chlamydoselachus and several extinct species in the genera Chlamydoselachus and †Proteothrinax.

Forms of chlamydoselachid

pluralchlamydoselachids

Origin of chlamydoselachid

From Chlamydoselachus + -id.

Questions about chlamydoselachid

What does chlamydoselachid mean?
Chlamydoselachid means any shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae of frilled sharks, which comprises two extant species in genus Chlamydoselachus and several extinct species in the genera Chlamydoselachus and †Proteothrinax.
What part of speech is chlamydoselachid?
Chlamydoselachid is a noun.
What is the plural of chlamydoselachid?
The plural of chlamydoselachid is chlamydoselachids.

Words near chlamydoselachid in the dictionary

  1. chlamydomonad
  2. chlamydomonadaceous
  3. chlamydomonads
  4. chlamydophore
  5. chlamydophores
  6. chlamydoselachid
  7. chlamydoselachids
  8. chlamydospore
  9. chlamydospores
  10. chlamydosporol
  11. chlamydosporols

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