| has gloss | (noun) any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
requiem shark |
| lexicalization | eng: requiem shark |
| subclass of | (noun) any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
shark |
| has subclass | (noun) a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
Carcharhinus leucas, cub shark, bull shark |
| has subclass | (noun) most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
Carcharhinus plumbeus, sandbar shark |
| has subclass | (noun) widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
blacktip shark, sandbar shark, Carcharhinus limbatus |
| has subclass | (noun) large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
Carcharinus longimanus, white-tipped shark, whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark |
| has subclass | (noun) relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus |
| has subclass | (noun) common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous
Negaprion brevirostris, lemon shark |
| has subclass | (noun) slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
Prionace glauca, great blue shark, blue shark |
| has subclass | (noun) large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
Galeocerdo cuvieri, tiger shark |
| has subclass | (noun) Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)
soupfin, soup-fin, soupfin shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus |