| NOUN | animal | sand shark, sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, Odontaspis 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, Carcharias taurus, Odontaspis 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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