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cow shark

noun

  1. any of several sharks constituting the family Hexanchidae, having six or seven gill openings on each side of the head.


cow shark

noun

  1. any large primitive shark, esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters Also calledsix-gilled shark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The European species are Hexanchus griseus, the cow-shark, and Heptranchias cinereus.

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