zebra shark

noun

A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black spots as adults.

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Meanings

nounzebra shark (plural zebra sharks)

plural zebra sharks

  1. A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black spots as adults.

Origin

The juvenile stage of this shark has stripes reminiscent of a zebra's.

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Translations

Afrikaans sebrahaai
  • sebrahaaiStegostoma fasciatum
Bengali জেব্রা হাঙ্গর, বাঘা হাঙ্গর
  • জেব্রা হাঙ্গর (jebra haṅgor)Stegostoma fasciatum
  • বাঘা হাঙ্গর (bagha haṅgor)Stegostoma fasciatum
Catalan tauró zebra
  • tauró zebraStegostoma fasciatum
Dutch zebrahaai
  • zebrahaaiStegostoma fasciatum
Finnish seeprahai
  • seeprahaiStegostoma fasciatum
French requin-zébre, requin-léopard
  • requin-zébreStegostoma fasciatum
  • requin-léopardStegostoma fasciatum
German Zebrahai
  • ZebrahaiStegostoma fasciatum
Greek καρχαρίας ζέβρα
  • καρχαρίας ζέβρα (karcharías zévra)Stegostoma fasciatum
Hungarian zebracápa
  • zebracápaStegostoma fasciatum
Indonesian cucut tokek, cucut kembang
  • cucut tokekStegostoma fasciatum
  • cucut kembangStegostoma fasciatum
Italian squalo zebra
  • squalo zebraStegostoma fasciatum
Japanese 虎斑鮫
  • 虎斑鮫 (torafuzame)Stegostoma fasciatum
Lithuanian zebrinis ryklys
  • zebrinis ryklysStegostoma fasciatum
Polish rekin brodaty, rekin lamparci
  • rekin brodatyStegostoma fasciatum
  • rekin lamparciStegostoma fasciatum
Portuguese tubarão-zebra
  • tubarão-zebraStegostoma fasciatum
Russian збровая аку́ла, аку́ла-зе́бра
  • збровая аку́ла (zbrovaja akúla)Stegostoma fasciatum
  • аку́ла-зе́бра (akúla-zébra)Stegostoma fasciatum
Spanish tiburón cebra
  • tiburón cebraStegostoma fasciatum
Swedish sebrahaj
  • sebrahajStegostoma fasciatum
Thai ปลาฉลามเสือดาว
  • ปลาฉลามเสือดาว (bplaa chà-lăam sĕua daao)Stegostoma fasciatum
Turkish zebra köpek balığı
  • zebra köpek balığıStegostoma fasciatum
Ukrainian зеброва акула, акула-зебра
  • зеброва акула (zebrova akula)Stegostoma fasciatum
  • акула-зебра (akula-zebra)Stegostoma fasciatum
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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