prickly shark

noun

A bottom-dwelling shark, of species Echinorhinus cookei, family Echinorhinidae, found in the Pacific Ocean.

Meanings

nounprickly shark (plural prickly sharks)

plural prickly sharks

  1. A bottom-dwelling shark, of species Echinorhinus cookei, family Echinorhinidae, found in the Pacific Ocean.
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