noun
shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers
• Syn: ↑sand shark, ↑Carcharias taurus, ↑Odontaspis taurus
• Hypernyms: ↑shark
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carcharias, ↑genus Carcharias, ↑Odontaspis, ↑genus Odontaspis
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any of several sharks of the family Odontaspididae, esp. Odontaspis taurus, inhabiting shallow waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, having sharp, jagged teeth and sometimes dangerous to humans.
[1880-85]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.