Squaloidea
plural noun
Squa·loi·dea
skwāˈlȯidēə
1
: a suborder of Pleurotremata comprising those sharks (such as the spiny dogfishes) that have a compressed or rounded body but in some respects (as in adaptation to bottom-dwelling habits) approach the skates and rays compare galeoidea , notidanoidea
2
in some classifications
: a suborder or other division of elasmobranch fishes comprising the typical sharks compare squatina
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“Squaloidea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Squaloidea. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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