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thresher shark


thresher shark

noun

Definition of THRESHER SHARK

: a large nearly cosmopolitan shark (Alopias vulpinus) that has a greatly elongated curved upper lobe of the tail which is often used to thresh the water to round up the schooling fish on which it feeds — see shark illustration

First Known Use of THRESHER SHARK

1888

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