Shark Definition–noun | any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans. | |
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any of numerous species of cartilaginous fishes of predatory habit that constitute the order Selachii (class Chondrichthyes).bullhead shark
any shark of the genus Heterodontus, which contains about 10 species and constitutes the family Heterodontidae (order Heterodontiformes). This exclusively marine group is found only in the tropical ...
blue shark
(Prionace glauca), abundant shark of the family Carcharhinidae found in all oceans, from warm temperate to tropical waters. Also known as the blue whaler, the blue shark is noted for its attractive, ...
white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias), species of large, aggressive shark of the family Isuridae (or Lamnidae) that is considered to be more dangerous to human beings than any other shark. It is also known as ...
whale shark
(Rhincodon typus), gigantic but harmless shark (family Rhincodontidae) found worldwide but mainly in the tropics. The largest of living fishes, it often grows to about 9 m (30 feet) long and ...
tiger shark
(Galeocerdo cuvieri), large, potentially dangerous shark of the family Carcharhinidae. It is noted for its voracity and inveterate scavenging, as well as its reputation as a man-eater. The tiger ...
sand shark
any of about three species of sharks of the genera Carcharias and Odontaspis in the family Odontaspididae. Sand sharks are found in shallow water, usually at or near the bottom, along tropical and ...
basking shark
huge, sluggish shark of the family Cetorhinidae, usually classified as one species (Cetorhinus maximus). Named for its habit of floating or slowly swimming at the surface, the basking shark inhabits ...
mako shark
any of two species of swift, active, potentially dangerous sharks of the mackerel shark family, Isuridae. The shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is found in all tropical and temperate seas, and the ...
mackerel shark
(genus Lamna), any member of a group of sharks in the family Isuridae. The name is also used as a collective name for the family, which includes, in addition, the white shark and the mako shark ...
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MSNBC - Found Nov. 29, 2008
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U-Wire.com - Found 9 hours ago
You could marvel at the leather shark on his left hand that swallows ... so many records and win so many rings, all while keeping his teeth intact.
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Natural Beauty
Blooming Lily - Found Dec. 2, 2008
... precious metals, gemstones, and...get this...captured and preserved real fish, tiny seahorses, snake vertebrae, bugs, shark's teeth, and bugs.
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Dear Santa: Help! Love, Stephen
Toronto Star Online - Found Dec. 2, 2008
My opponents could smell blood in the water. They were gnashing their teeth and sizing me up with their dead, shark-like eyes.
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ANNA PASTERNAK: Why I truly loathed my monster-in-law
Mail Online UK - Found Dec. 3, 2008
... law about his golf handicap as I ate fatty duck through gritted teeth. ... a piece of family jewellery after the wedding - a silver shark's ...
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Daylily society shines light on Reckamp's cultivars
Knox Village Soup - Found Nov. 30, 2008
He was the first hybridizer to see ragged edges, hooks and shark's teeth around the perimeter of the petals.
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2009 Nissan 370Z - Road Test
Car and Driver - Found Nov. 30, 2008
First, the dual shark’s teeth in the grille look like the outcome of a dolorous ninth-grade study-hall class.
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Obama's choice of team says much about the president he will be
Brunei Times - Found Nov. 29, 2008
... the nation's capital — Obama has turned to a man who has no fear of the DC shark tank, not least because he has some of the sharpest teeth.
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Broncos get short end of BCS stick
Fresno Bee - Found Nov. 29, 2008
Men with ski hats and tobacco-stained teeth and little boys on their ... then says, 'Oh, wait, did we not mention the shark-infested swim and the
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