cetorhinidae

• Nom scientifique désignant une famille taxonomique qui, dans certaines anciennes classifications, incluait les requins géants.

A scientific noun referring to a taxonomic family that, in some older classifications, was considered to include the basking sharks.

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1. Basking shark familyC2formalscientific

   A taxonomic family of large, filter-feeding sharks, now generally considered synonymous with Cetorhinidae, which includes the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).

   Famille des requins pèlerins

   • The family Cetorhinidae was historically used to classify basking sharks.
   • In older taxonomic systems, Cetorhinidae was considered a distinct family.
   • Modern classification often places the basking shark within the family Cetorhinidae.