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Sharking :: Sharking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shar.

Dogfish :: Dogfish (n.) A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc..

Elasmobranchii :: Elasmobranchii (n. pl.) A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chimaera. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous..

Shark :: Shark (v. t. & i.) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark..

Sea Purse :: Sea purse () The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks..

Hybodus :: Hybodus (n.) An extinct genus of sharks having conical, compressed teeth..

Man-eater :: Man-eater (n.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh..

Selachii :: Selachii (n. pl.) An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also Selacha, Selache, and Selachoidei..

Sawfish :: Sawfish (n.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey..

Sharked :: Sharked (imp. & p. p.) of Shar.

Shovelhead :: Shovelhead (n.) A shark (Sphryna tiburio) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonnet shark..

Shirk :: Shirk (v. i.) To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.

Notidanian :: Notidanian (n.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark..

Fishskin :: Fishskin (n.) The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.).

Requin :: Requin (n.) The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung..

Placoides :: Placoides (n. pl.) A group of fishes including the sharks and rays; the Elasmobranchii; -- called also Placoidei.

Shark :: Shark (v. t.) To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Shovelnose :: Shovelnose (n.) The common sand shark. See under Snad.

Basking Shark :: Basking shark () One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species..

Gangetic :: Gangetic (a.) Pertaining to, or inhabiting, the Ganges; as, the Gangetic shark..

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