ground shark


noun
  1. any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.

Origin of ground shark

1
First recorded in 1810–20

Words Nearby ground shark

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How to use ground shark in a sentence

  • Their great dread was the ground shark, which lay motionless at the bottom of the sea, and gave no indication of his presence.

  • It was a ground-shark, of which there are numbers on that coast.

    The Bushman | Edward Wilson Landor
  • There are several kinds of sharks, but the most dangerous are the great white shark and the ground shark.

    Peter Simple | Frederick Marryat
  • Their greatest danger is from the ground shark, which lies in wait at the bottom.

    In the Eastern Seas | W.H.G. Kingston