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

Sailfish :: Sailfish (n.) The basking, or liver, shark..

Nurse :: Nurse (n.) Either one of the nurse sharks.

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..

Placoid :: Placoid (n.) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks..

Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.

Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To live by shifts and stratagems.

Roussette :: Roussette (n.) Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See Dogfish.

Hammerhead :: Hammerhead (n.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish..

Amphistylic :: Amphistylic (a.) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull..

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

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

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

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

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

Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..

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

Chondropterygii :: Chondropterygii (n. pl.) A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter..

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

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..

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