sand tiger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sand tiger
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Previous studies have shown that animals including ladybird beetles and sand tiger sharks practice such lardering behavior.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2024
Scientists have also observed sand tiger sharks traveling from one wreck to another, possibly using the shipwrecks like rest stops during migration.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
The Shark Trust has also issued a plea the head to be returned, describing smalltooth sand tiger sharks as "exceptionally rare visitors" in waters north of Biscay off northern Spain.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2023
Several of them, like the sand tiger shark and the dusky shark, are endangered species, off limits even for catch and release fishing.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2022
By the early 1980s, scientists had figured out that sand tiger hatchlings start to consume others in the womb, along with unfertilized eggs, starting around five months into their gestation.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2013
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