Meanings
nouncow shark (plural cow sharks)
plural cow sharks · alternative cowshark
- Any shark of the family Hexanchidae.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
Similar
six-gilled sharkHexanchus griseus
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
cow shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20shark
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“cow shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20shark. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cow shark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20shark.
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