Meanings
nouncookiecutter shark (plural cookiecutter sharks)
plural cookiecutter sharks
- A small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey.
The polka dots are scars left by the cookiecutter shark, a thalassophobia-inducing creature with jaws designed to remove round plugs of flesh.
2021 March 30, J. B. MacKinnon, “An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention”, in The AtlanticSynonyms: cookiecutter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey.
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Translations
Finnish leikkurihai
- leikkurihaiIsistius brasiliensis
French squalelet féroce
- squalelet féroceIsistius brasiliensis
Japanese 達磨鮫
- 達磨鮫 (darumazame)Isistius brasiliensis
Polish rekin foremkowy
- rekin foremkowyIsistius brasiliensis
Russian брази́льская светя́щаяся аку́ла
- брази́льская светя́щаяся аку́ла (brazílʹskaja svetjáščajasja akúla)Isistius brasiliensis
Turkish kurabiye kesici köpek balığı
- kurabiye kesici köpek balığıIsistius brasiliensis
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APA
cookiecutter shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookiecutter%20shark
MLA
“cookiecutter shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookiecutter%20shark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cookiecutter shark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookiecutter%20shark.
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