southern African frilled shark

noun

A species of deep water shark with a long snake-like body and a broad, flattened head (Chlamydoselachus africana), found in southern Angola to southern Namibia.

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Meanings

nounsouthern African frilled shark (plural southern African frilled sharks)

plural southern African frilled sharks

  1. A species of deep water shark with a long snake-like body and a broad, flattened head (Chlamydoselachus africana), found in southern Angola to southern Namibia.
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