galeorhinus āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ galeorhinus āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ A genus of small sharks, typical of the family GaleorhinidÃĶ: the topes and oil-sharks. G. galeus or Galeus canis is the tope, and G. zyopterus is the oil-shark of California. Also called Galeus (which see).