释义 |
car·char·i·as \kärˈka(a)rēəs\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek karcharias, a shark, from karcharos sawlike, jagged; akin to Sanskrit khara harsh, rough 1. : the type and sole recent genus of Carchariidae that comprises the common sand sharks 2. in some classifications : a genus of sharks variously limited; especially : one coextensive with the genus Carcharhinus |