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Lamniformes
Lamniformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Lamniformes
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – the mackerel sharks.
Hyponyms
- (order): Alopiidae (thresher sharks), Cetorhinidae (basking shark), Lamnidae (great mackerel sharks), Megachasmidae (megamouth shark), Mitsukurinidae (goblin shark), Odontaspididae (sand tiger), Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile shark) (families)
- Anacoracidae (extinct family)