HyperDic: sandbar_shark

English > 2 senses of the expression sandbar shark:
NOUNanimalsandbar shark, blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatuswidely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
animalsandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeusmost common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states
English > sandbar shark: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningwidely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink.
Synonymsblacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
Member ofCarcharhinus, genus Carcharhinustype genus of the Carcharhinidae
Broaderrequiem sharkAny of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
CatalanCarcharhinus limbatus
English > sandbar shark: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningMost common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish / sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen.
SynonymCarcharhinus plumbeus
Member ofCarcharhinus, genus Carcharhinustype genus of the Carcharhinidae
Broaderrequiem sharkAny of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
CatalanCarcharhinus plumbeus

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