crow shark
crow shark · crow sharks
Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during…Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
Origin
Calque of taxonomic name Squalicorax, which is derived from Latin squalus (“shark”) + AnciCalque of taxonomic name Squalicorax, which is derived from Latin squalus (“shark”) + Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven; crow”).
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Forms
plural: crow sharks| Singular | crow shark |
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