leopard shark

noun

a small inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.

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How to use leopard shark in a sentence

Out from all the ruction in the water, there came, swimming slowly toward us, a great leopard shark.
Dick in the Everglades | A. W. Dimock
The leopard shark made a fast pass at the barracuda, then turned and snapped at a black tip.
The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland Goodwin

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