Greenland shark

noun

A large shark (Somniosus microcephalus) that inhabits the northern Atlantic Ocean, living up to 400 years.

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grey sharkground sharkgurry shark
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Meanings

nounGreenland shark (plural Greenland sharks)

plural Greenland sharks

  1. A large shark (Somniosus microcephalus) that inhabits the northern Atlantic Ocean, living up to 400 years.

    Synonyms: grey shark, ground shark, gurry shark

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large shark (Somniosus microcephalus) that inhabits the northern Atlantic Ocean, living up to 400 years.

Similar
grey sharkground sharkgurry shark

Translations

Catalan tauró de Groenlàndia
  • tauró de GroenlàndiaSomniosus microcephalus
Chinese Mandarin 小頭睡鯊 /小头睡鲨
  • 小頭睡鯊 /小头睡鲨 (xiǎotóushuìshā)Somniosus microcephalus
Danish grønlandshaj
  • grønlandshajSomniosus microcephalus
Dutch Groenlandse haai
  • Groenlandse haaiSomniosus microcephalus
Finnish holkeri, jäähai
  • holkeriSomniosus microcephalus
  • jäähaiSomniosus microcephalus
  • grönlanninhaiSomniosus microcephalus
French requin du Groenland
  • requin du GroenlandSomniosus microcephalus
German Grönlandhai, Eishai
  • GrönlandhaiSomniosus microcephalus
  • EishaiSomniosus microcephalus
Icelandic hákarl
  • hákarlSomniosus microcephalus
Irish siorc beagcheannach
  • siorc beagcheannachSomniosus microcephalus
Italian squalo della Groenlandia
  • squalo della GroenlandiaSomniosus microcephalus
Japanese ニシオンデンザメ
  • ニシオンデンザメ (nishionden-zame)Somniosus microcephalus
Korean 그린란드상어
  • 그린란드상어 (geurillandeusang'eo)Somniosus microcephalus
Norwegian Bokmål håkjerring
  • håkjerringSomniosus microcephalus
Polish rekin polarny
  • rekin polarnySomniosus microcephalus
Portuguese tubarão-da-groenlândia
  • tubarão-da-groenlândiaSomniosus microcephalus
Russian гренла́ндская аку́ла, поля́рная аку́ла
  • гренла́ндская аку́ла (grenlándskaja akúla)Somniosus microcephalus
  • поля́рная аку́ла (poljárnaja akúla)Somniosus microcephalus
  • гренла́ндская поля́рная аку́ла (grenlándskaja poljárnaja akúla)Somniosus microcephalus
Spanish tiburón de Groenlandia
  • tiburón de GroenlandiaSomniosus microcephalus
Swedish håkäring, ishaj
  • håkäringSomniosus microcephalus
  • ishajSomniosus microcephalus
Turkish Grönland köpek balığı
  • Grönland köpek balığıSomniosus microcephalus
Welsh morgi'r Ynys Las
  • morgi'r Ynys LasSomniosus microcephalus
Cite this entry
APA

Greenland shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greenland%20shark

MLA

“Greenland shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greenland%20shark. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greenland shark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greenland%20shark.

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