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hexanchid

hexanchid noun: any member of the family Hexanchidae, of cow sharks.

Noun

hexanchid (plural hexanchids)

  1. Any member of the family Hexanchidae, of cow sharks.
    • Hexanchid sharks (Family Hexanchidae) are extremely rare in Lower Cretaceous deposits and are known only from isolated teeth.1995, P.J.Smart, Hexanchid shark teeth (Chondrichthyes, Vertebrata) from the Lower Cretaceous Albian sediments of Leighton Buzzard, South-central England

Forms of hexanchid

pluralhexanchids

Origin of hexanchid

Clipping of taxonomic name Hexanchidae.

Questions about hexanchid

What does hexanchid mean?
Hexanchid means any member of the family Hexanchidae, of cow sharks.
What part of speech is hexanchid?
Hexanchid is a noun.
What is the plural of hexanchid?
The plural of hexanchid is hexanchids.

Words near hexanchid in the dictionary

  1. hexamutants
  2. hexanal
  3. hexanaldehyde
  4. hexanals
  5. hexanary
  6. hexanchid
  7. hexanchids
  8. hexanchiform
  9. hexander
  10. hexanders
  11. hexandrian

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