iridescent shark

noun

A shark catfish (not a true shark) of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

Meanings

nouniridescent shark (plural iridescent sharks)

plural iridescent sharks

  1. A shark catfish (not a true shark) of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

    Synonyms: panga, swai, tra

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shark catfish (not a true shark) of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

Also see

Translations

Bengali থাই পাঙ্গাশ
  • থাই পাঙ্গাশ (thai paṅgaś)Pangasianodon hypophthalmus — see also panga, pangasius
German Pangasius
  • PangasiusPangasianodon hypophthalmus — see also panga, pangasius
Malay patin siam
  • patin siamPangasianodon hypophthalmus — see also panga, pangasius
Polish sum rekini
  • sum rekiniPangasianodon hypophthalmus — see also panga, pangasius
Thai สวาย
  • สวาย (sà-wǎai)Pangasianodon hypophthalmus — see also panga, pangasius
Vietnamese cá tra
  • cá traPangasianodon hypophthalmus — see also panga, pangasius
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APA

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Chicago

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