ground shark
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ground shark
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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A ground shark has got hold of him, depend on it.
From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by Tilney, F.C.
Every blamed feller you see settin' around in this room is what Silas Mallinsbee calls a ground shark.
From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell
Their great dread was the ground shark, which lay motionless at the bottom of the sea, and gave no indication of his presence.
From The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont by Rougemont, Louis de
It is not good to stay over-long in these seas which fringe the West African beaches, by reason of the ground shark which makes them his hunting-ground.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.
We caught here a large dog-fish, a species of ground shark.
From A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 by Holman, James
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