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school shark

British  

noun

  1. an Australian shark resembling the tope, Notogaleus australis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For example, critically endangered species such as the school shark are being mislabelled as gummy shark — which is sustainably caught in Australia.

From Salon • May 2, 2023

The remains of a missing Argentine man were found by fishermen Sunday in the stomach of a captured school shark.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2023

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