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nurse shark

nurse shark noun: any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.

nurse shark: any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels...
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Noun

nurse shark (plural nurse sharks)

  1. Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.
  2. (broadly) Any small shark; a dogfish.

nurse shark meaning in Tamil

nurse shark in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of nurse shark

pluralnurse sharks

Origin of nurse shark

See nurse, nusse, huss

Words formed from nurse shark

Questions about nurse shark

What does nurse shark mean?
Nurse shark means any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.
What is nurse shark in Tamil?
Nurse shark in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Nurse shark meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nurse shark?
Nurse shark is a noun.
What is the plural of nurse shark?
The plural of nurse shark is nurse sharks.

Words near nurse shark in the dictionary

  1. nurse merger
  2. nurse practitioner
  3. nurse practitioners
  4. Nurse Ratched
  5. Nurse Ratcheds
  6. nurse shark
  7. nurse sharks
  8. nurse's assistant
  9. nurse's assistants
  10. nurse's we
  11. nurse-assistant

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