Meanings
nounbull shark (plural bull sharks)
plural bull sharks
- A shark, Carcharhinus leucas, that is common in both temperate and tropical coastal waters.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
Similar
cub sharkCarcharhinus leucas
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan tauró camús
- tauró camúsCarcharhinus leucas
Chinese Mandarin 公牛鯊 /公牛鲨
- 公牛鯊 /公牛鲨 (gōngniúshā)Carcharhinus leucas
Dutch stierhaai
- stierhaaiCarcharhinus leucas
Finnish härkähai
- härkähaiCarcharhinus leucas
French requin bouledogue
- requin bouledogueCarcharhinus leucas
German Bullenhai
- BullenhaiCarcharhinus leucas
Japanese 大目白鮫, 牛鮫
- 大目白鮫 (ōmejirozame)Carcharhinus leucas
- 牛鮫 (ushizame)Carcharhinus leucas
Korean 황소상어
- 황소상어 (hwangsosang'eo)Carcharhinus leucas
Polish żarłacz tępogłowy, żarłacz wielkogłowy
- żarłacz tępogłowyCarcharhinus leucas
- żarłacz wielkogłowyCarcharhinus leucas
Portuguese tubarão-cabeça-chata
- tubarão-cabeça-chataCarcharhinus leucas
Russian аку́ла-бык, тупоры́лая аку́ла
- аку́ла-бык (akúla-byk)Carcharhinus leucas
- тупоры́лая аку́ла (tuporýlaja akúla)Carcharhinus leucas
Turkish boğa köpek balığı
- boğa köpek balığıCarcharhinus leucas
Vietnamese cá mập bò mắt trắng
- cá mập bò mắt trắngCarcharhinus leucas
Cite this entry
APA
bull shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20shark
MLA
“bull shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20shark. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bull shark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20shark.
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