galeorhinus zyopterus

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   Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)

   Synonymssoupfin sharksoupfinsoup-fin

   Broaderrequiem shark

   Part ofGaleorhinus

Questions about galeorhinus zyopterus

What does galeorhinus zyopterus mean?

galeorhinus zyopterus means "Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)".

What is another word for galeorhinus zyopterus?

Close synonyms include soupfin shark, soupfin, soup-fin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is galeorhinus zyopterus a common word?

galeorhinus zyopterus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.