Etymology

crow shark

Today it means: Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. Full definition →

taxonomic name Squalicorax ← Latin squalus ← Ancient Greek κόραξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόραξ“raven; crow”
  2. Latin · derived fromsqualus“shark”
  3. taxonomic name · calque ofSqualicorax
  4. English todaycrow shark

Calque of taxonomic name Squalicorax, which is derived from Latin squalus (“shark”) + Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven; crow”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsqualus all →

squalene

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