requiem shark

noun

Any member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae (order Carcharhiniformes).

OriginFrench requin →
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Meanings

nounrequiem shark (plural requiem sharks)

plural requiem sharks

  1. Any member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae (order Carcharhiniformes).

Origin

  1. Frenchrequin“shark”
  2. Englishrequiem shark

Perhaps from French requin (“shark”).

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Translations

Finnish tiikerihai
  • tiikerihaimember of the Carcharhinidae
German Requiemhai
  • Requiemhaimember of the Carcharhinidae
Irish siorc carcairinideach
  • siorc carcairinideachmember of the Carcharhinidae
Polish żarłacz
  • żarłaczmember of the Carcharhinidae
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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