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Lamniformes
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Translingual
thumb|Lamna nasus species, hooked
Etymology
From mul Lamna iformes.
Proper noun
order superorder Selachimorpha mackerel sharks, of all oceans worldwide, possibly excluding the Arctic and the Southern Oceans
Hypernyms
order ; Elasmobranchii subclass
Hyponyms
order Alopiidae family (thresher sharks), Cetorhinidae family (basking sharks), Lamnidae family (great mackerel shark s), Megachasmidae family (megamouth sharks), Mitsukurinidae family (goblin sharks), Odontaspididae family (sand tigers), Pseudocarchariidae family (crocodile sharks) families
†Anacoracidae family extinct family
References
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mul Ichthyology Sharks