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blue shark

American  

noun

  1. a slender, pelagic shark, Prionace glauca, that is indigo blue above, shading to white below.


Etymology

Origin of blue shark

First recorded in 1665–75

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Above me are pallets of frozen blue shark.

From National Geographic Jul. 17, 2023

After 10 minutes of tug-of-war, the sleek, ghostly form of a 2.4-meter blue shark suddenly materialized, illuminated by the green glow of a light lowered into the water.

From Science Magazine Feb. 1, 2023

It’s also a vital food source for many fish, sharks, marine mammals and birds — namely the common seal, California sea lion, Chinook salmon, blue shark, Brandt’s cormorant — and, of course, humans.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2022

Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others.

From Fox News Aug. 26, 2021

A blue shark adorned his forehead; a broad bar, of the same colour, traversed his face.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various

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