Lamnidae

plural noun

Lam·​ni·​dae

-nəˌdē

: a family comprising the mackerel sharks and including the porbeagle and great white shark

lamnoid

-ˌnȯid

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Lamna, type genus + -idae

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