Definition of Echinorhinus
:a genus of sharks (family Squalidae) comprising the bramble sharks and sometimes being made type of a separate family Echinorhinidae
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Echinorhinus
noun
Echi·no·rhi·nus
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-ˈrīnəs
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Origin and Etymology of echinorhinus
New Latin, from echin- + Greek rhinos skin; akin to Old English wrītan to write
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