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cookiecutter shark

cookiecutter shark noun: a small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey.

Noun

cookiecutter shark (plural cookiecutter sharks)

  1. A small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey.
    • The polka dots are scars left by the cookiecutter shark, a thalassophobia-inducing creature with jaws designed to remove round plugs of flesh.2021 March 30, J. B. MacKinnon, “An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention”, in The Atlantic
    Synonyms:
    cookiecutter

cookiecutter shark meaning in Tamil

cookiecutter shark in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of cookiecutter shark

Forms of cookiecutter shark

pluralcookiecutter sharks

Questions about cookiecutter shark

What does cookiecutter shark mean?
Cookiecutter shark means a small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey.
What is cookiecutter shark in Tamil?
Cookiecutter shark in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Cookiecutter shark meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cookiecutter shark?
Cookiecutter shark is a noun.
What is the plural of cookiecutter shark?
The plural of cookiecutter shark is cookiecutter sharks.

Words near cookiecutter shark in the dictionary

  1. cookie-pop
  2. cookie-pops
  3. cookie-shine
  4. cookie-shines
  5. cookiecutter
  6. cookiecutter shark
  7. cookiecutter sharks
  8. cookiecutters
  9. cookied
  10. cookieholic
  11. cookieholics

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