dusky shark

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noun

a blue-gray shark, Carcharinus obscurus, of warm Atlantic and eastern Pacific seas, reaching a length of 12 feet (3.7 meters).

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Her downfall came about, because for a second she forgot that to swim in the shark pool, you have to always act like a shark.
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However, for sharks—and Tracy Jordan—every week is Shark Week.
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Worse, she obsesses over this with all of the friends and then tries to incorporate shark imagery into their sex life.
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Lawrence mingled with the crowd, and as he read he felt a bulky envelope thrust in his hand and caught a glimpse of a dusky arm.
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Once more she peered into the glass, shook out her skirts, then sought a door in a far and dusky corner.
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It had come on to rain, and the raw dampness mingled itself with the dusky uproar of the Strand.
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When Tom Brown awoke, late in the day, he found Mafuta sitting at his feet with a broad grin on his dusky countenance.
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A shark was also taken, eleven feet long; and many curious specimens of crustacea and medusa were obtained by the towing-net.
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