goblin sharks
goblin sharks is the plural of goblin shark.
Meaning of goblin shark
Noun
goblin shark (plural goblin sharks)
- A species of mackerel shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, that has a long snout-like protrusion from its forehead and grows to 3.8 meters in length.
- The long flexible caudal fin, without a ventral lobe, the soft, flabby body, and small, soft paired and unpaired fins, suggest that the goblin shark is a relatively inactive, slow swimming species with a density close to seawater.2001, Leonard J. V. Compagno, Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species, page 70
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- Goblin sharks is the plural of goblin shark.
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