Meanings
nounkitefin shark (plural kitefin sharks)
plural kitefin sharks
- A small sharks of the family Dalatiidae, especially of species Dalatias licha.
Kitefin sharks (Dalatias licha) have been known about since the 18th century, but it was only in January 2020 that scientists saw them glowing in the dark for the first time.
2022 November 9, Helen Scales, The GuardianSynonyms: kitefin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small sharks of the family Dalatiidae, especially of species Dalatias licha.
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Translations
Catalan bestriu
- bestriuDalatias licha
Finnish valohai
- valohaiDalatidae
French squale liche
- squale licheDalatias licha
Irish siorc eite eitleoige
- siorc eite eitleoigeDalatias licha
Italian zigrino
- zigrinoDalatias licha
Polish liksa, liksa
- liksaDalatidae
- liksaDalatias licha
Portuguese esqualo, dalatídeo
- esqualoDalatidae
- dalatídeoDalatidae
- carochoDalatias licha
- gata-lixaDalatias licha
- peixelimDalatias licha
- pailonaDalatias licha
- trabolhaDalatias licha
- negraDalatias licha
- lixa-de-pauDalatias licha
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APA
kitefin shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitefin%20shark
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“kitefin shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitefin%20shark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kitefin shark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitefin%20shark.
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