ground shark

noun

1. any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground shark¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Their great dread was the ground shark, which lay motionless at the bottom of the sea, and gave no indication of his presence.

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It was a ground-shark, of which there are numbers on that coast.

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There are several kinds of sharks, but the most dangerous are the great white shark and the ground shark.

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Their greatest danger is from the ground shark, which lies in wait at the bottom.

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