NOUN | animal | Odontaspis taurus, sand tiger, sand shark, Carcharias taurus | shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic |
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Meaning | shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers. | |
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Synonyms | sand tiger, sand shark, Carcharias taurus | |
Member of | Carcharias, genus Carcharias, Odontaspis, genus Odontaspis | type and sole genus of Carchariidae |
Broader | shark | Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales |
Spanish | sand tiger | |
Catalan | Carcharias taurus, sand tiger |
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