tiburon

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noun

A shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.

OriginMiddle French tiburon ← Spanish tiburón →
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Meanings

tiburon1

nountiburon (plural tiburons)

plural tiburons · alternative tuberon

  1. A shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.

    Other unlucky accidents happen in these seas to vexe them, as when (in most becalmings) they swim in the bearing Ocean, the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them [...].

    1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section I

Tiburon2

proper noun
  1. A town in Marin County, California.

Origin

tiburon · noun

  1. Spanishtiburón
  2. Middle Frenchtiburon
  3. Englishtiburon

Borrowed from Middle French tiburon, from Spanish tiburón, of uncertain origin.

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Tiburon · proper noun

  1. Spanishtiburón“shark”
  2. EnglishTiburon

From Spanish tiburón (“shark”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tiburon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiburon

MLA

“tiburon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiburon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiburon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiburon.

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