leopard shark

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Later, I would surfcast for perch and corbina and the occasional leopard shark.

From Los Angeles Times

Their first species is the endangered zebra shark, also called the Indo-Pacific leopard shark.

From Seattle Times

Other notable Pacific sharks include the cookiecutter shark, broadnose sevengill shark, the leopard shark and filetail catfish shark.

From Fox News

Soon to house a leopard shark and a gray shark, the aquarium sits at the base of a white marble staircase, crowned by a painted fresco of cherubs and a single eagle flying between fluffy clouds.

From Los Angeles Times

Retallack took Okihiro’s leopard shark samples and used a technique called next-generation sequencing to look at all the DNA and RNA in the fluid, to see where it had come from.

From National Geographic