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cow shark

American

noun

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

cow shark British

noun

Also called: six-gilled shark. any large primitive shark, esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters

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