blue shark
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue shark
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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They captured only a brief glimpse of one blue shark on their submarine cameras.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Above me are pallets of frozen blue shark.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023
As Sims’s team returned to the harbor empty-handed on that final night, the blue shark they had caught—which he dubbed “Warren Jr.”
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
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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