sandbar shark

noun

A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.

Similar
brown sharkquerimanthickskin sharkblacktip sharkCarcharhinus limbatusCarcharhinus plumbeus
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Meanings

nounsandbar shark (plural sandbar sharks)

plural sandbar sharks

  1. A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.

    Synonyms: brown shark, queriman, thickskin shark

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.

Similar
brown sharkquerimanthickskin shark

More synonyms by meaning

nounwidely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink

Similar
blacktip sharkCarcharhinus limbatus
Broader
requiem shark

nounmost common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen

Similar
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Broader
requiem shark
Also see
brown sharkthickskin shark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Japanese 目白鮫
  • 目白鮫 (mejiro-zame)Translations
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