bala shark

noun

A species of cyprinid; Balantiocheilos melanopterus.

Similar
tricolor sharktricolor sharkminnowsilver shark
Origintaxonomic name Balantiocheilos →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbala shark (plural bala sharks)

plural bala sharks

  1. A species of cyprinid; Balantiocheilos melanopterus.

    Synonyms: tricolor shark, tricolor sharkminnow, silver shark

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of cyprinid; Balantiocheilos melanopterus.

Similar
tricolor sharktricolor sharkminnowsilver shark
Also see
silver sharktricolor sharktricolor sharkminnow

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameBalantiocheilos
  2. Englishbala shark

Probably from taxonomic name Balantiocheilos.

More words from taxonomic name

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

bala shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bala%20shark

MLA

“bala shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bala%20shark. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bala shark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bala%20shark.

Source: bala shark on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.