Triakidae

plural noun

Tri·​ak·​i·​dae

trīˈakəˌdē

in some classifications

: a family of elasmobranch fishes comprising the common smooth dogfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Triakis, type genus (from Greek triakis three times) + -idae; from the three-pointed teeth

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