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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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Natural England's Species Recovery Programme will focus on the blue shark, porbeagle and tope.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

These pallets hold some two tons of frozen blue shark, he explains.

From National Geographic Jul. 17, 2023

Team members had spent the previous week trolling off nearby Tenerife island and tagged just a single blue shark.

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

The blue shark leaps often and he always turns clear over.

From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane

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