ghost shark

noun

A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

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chimaera
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Meanings

nounghost shark (plural ghost sharks)

plural ghost sharks

  1. A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

    Synonyms: chimaera

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

Similar
chimaera
Also see
chimaerachimera
Cite this entry
APA

ghost shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20shark

MLA

“ghost shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20shark. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost shark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20shark.

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