whaler shark

whaler shark
a large, slender-bodied shark of inshore waters.
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  • whaler shark — noun see whaler I, 3 * * * whaler shark, any one of various large, maneating sharks found off the coast of Australia …   Useful english dictionary

  • whaler shark — /ˈweɪlə ʃak / (say wayluh shahk) noun a large dangerous shark, Galeolamna macrurus, of eastern Australian waters. Also, whaler …  

  • whaler — /ˈweɪlə/ (say wayluh) noun 1. a person or vessel engaged in whaling. 2. Colloquial someone who fishes for Murray cod. 3. Colloquial (formerly) a swagman frequenting the Australian inland rivers, who sustained himself by begging, fishing, rabbit… …  

  • whaler — noun 1》 a whaling ship.     ↘a seaman engaged in whaling. 2》 (usu. whaler shark) a large, slender bodied shark of inshore waters. [Carcharhinus brachyurus (Australasia) and related species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • whaler — /hway leuhr, way /, n. a person or vessel employed in whaling. [1675 85; WHALE1 + ER1] * * *       the blue shark (q.v.) or certain gray sharks of the family Carcharhinidae. See carcharhinid. * * * …   Universalium

  • whaler — n. 1 a whaling ship or a seaman engaged in whaling. 2 an Australian shark of the genus Carcharhinus. 3 Austral. sl. a tramp …   Useful english dictionary

  • Copper shark — Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Dusky shark — Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • ground shark — noun a) Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species. b) A Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus. Syn: whaler shark …   Wiktionary

  • Bull shark — Conservation status Near Threatened ( …   Wikipedia

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