bluntnose sixgill shark

noun

A cow shark with a large (up to 5.5 m) body, a long tail, a blunt, wide snout, and small eyes (Hexanchus griseus), found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide

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Meanings

nounbluntnose sixgill shark (plural bluntnose sixgill sharks)

plural bluntnose sixgill sharks

  1. A cow shark with a large (up to 5.5 m) body, a long tail, a blunt, wide snout, and small eyes (Hexanchus griseus), found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide
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