Meanings
nounfrilled shark (plural frilled sharks)
plural frilled sharks · alternative frill shark
- Any member of two extant species of shark in genus Chlamydoselachus or their extinct close relatives,
- Chlamydoselachus anguineus, of wide distribution in mostly in outer continental shelves
- Chlamydoselachus africana (southern African frilled shark)
Origin
Referring to the frilled appearance of the gill slits.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch franjehaai
- franjehaaimember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Finnish kaulushai
- kaulushaimember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
French requin-lézard, requin frangé
- requin-lézardmember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
- requin frangémember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
German Kragenhai
- Kragenhaimember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Polish płaszczak, chlamida
- płaszczakmember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
- chlamidamember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Portuguese tubarão-cobra
- tubarão-cobramember of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Russian плащено́сная аку́ла, плащено́сец
- плащено́сная аку́ла (plaščenósnaja akúla)member of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
- плащено́сец (plaščenósec)member of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Cite this entry
APA
frilled shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frilled%20shark
MLA
“frilled shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frilled%20shark. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frilled shark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frilled%20shark.
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