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bluntnose sixgill shark

bluntnose sixgill shark noun: a cow shark with a large (up to 5.5 m) body, a long tail, a blunt, wide snout, and small eyes (Hexanchus griseus), found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.

bluntnose sixgill shark: a cow shark with a large (up to 5.5 m) body, a long tail, a blunt, wide snout, and small eyes...
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Noun

bluntnose sixgill shark (plural bluntnose sixgill sharks)

  1. A cow shark with a large (up to 5.5 m) body, a long tail, a blunt, wide snout, and small eyes (Hexanchus griseus), found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide

Forms of bluntnose sixgill shark

pluralbluntnose sixgill sharks

Questions about bluntnose sixgill shark

What does bluntnose sixgill shark mean?
Bluntnose sixgill shark means a cow shark with a large (up to 5.5 m) body, a long tail, a blunt, wide snout, and small eyes (Hexanchus griseus), found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.
What part of speech is bluntnose sixgill shark?
Bluntnose sixgill shark is a noun.
What is the plural of bluntnose sixgill shark?
The plural of bluntnose sixgill shark is bluntnose sixgill sharks.

Words near bluntnose sixgill shark in the dictionary

  1. bluntly
  2. bluntness
  3. bluntnesses
  4. bluntnose
  5. bluntnose guitarfish
  6. bluntnose sixgill shark
  7. bluntnose sixgill sharks
  8. bluntnoses
  9. blunts
  10. bluntslide
  11. bluntslides

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