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noun
Any member of two extant species of shark in genus Chlamydoselachus or their extinct close relatives,
Chlamydoselachus anguineus, of wide distribution in mostly in outer continental shelves
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noun
Any member of two extant species of shark in genus Chlamydoselachus or their extinct close relatives,
Chlamydoselachus africana (southern African frilled shark)
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History
Referring to the frilled appearance of the gill slits.
Across languages
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