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crow shark

crow shark noun: any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.

crow shark: any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous...
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Noun

crow shark (plural crow sharks)

  1. Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.

Forms of crow shark

pluralcrow sharks

Origin of crow shark

Calque of taxonomic name Squalicorax, which is derived from Latin squalus (“shark”) + Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven; crow”).

Questions about crow shark

What does crow shark mean?
Crow shark means any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
What part of speech is crow shark?
Crow shark is a noun.
What is the plural of crow shark?
The plural of crow shark is crow sharks.

Words near crow shark in the dictionary

  1. crow poses
  2. crow quill
  3. crow quills
  4. crow scarer
  5. crow scarers
  6. crow shark
  7. crow sharks
  8. crow tit
  9. crow tits
  10. crow to pick
  11. crow to pluck

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