gray nurse shark

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• gray nurse shark — australinis smėlryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Eugomphodus taurus angl. brown shark; gray nurse shark; sand shark; sand tiger shark; slender tooth shark; spotted ragged tooth shark rus.… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

• gray nurse shark — noun see gray nurse * * * a sand shark, Odontaspis arenarius, abundant in S African and Australian coastal waters and estuaries. [1895 1900; see NURSE SHARK] …   Useful english dictionary

• gray nurse shark — a sand shark, Odontaspis arenarius, abundant in S African and Australian coastal waters and estuaries. [1895 1900; see NURSE SHARK] * * * …   Universalium

• gray nurse — noun or gray nurse shark : an Australian sand shark (Carcharias arenarius) attaining a length of 15 feet and reputed to be a man eater; also : a closely related Indo Pacific shark * * * gray nurse, an Australian shark about 15 feet long, with… …   Useful english dictionary

• Nurse shark — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, esp. Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador. [1850 55; allegedly so called because the male habitually hangs on to… …   Universalium

• Tawny nurse shark — Conservation status Vulnerable ( …   Wikipedia

• Gray shark — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shark — Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shark barrow — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shark ray — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English