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reef shark

reef shark noun: any of various sharks that inhabit coral reefs, especially of the family Carcharhinidae.

Noun

reef shark (plural reef sharks)

  1. Any of various sharks that inhabit coral reefs, especially of the family Carcharhinidae.

Forms of reef shark

pluralreef sharks

Words formed from reef shark

Questions about reef shark

What does reef shark mean?
Reef shark means any of various sharks that inhabit coral reefs, especially of the family Carcharhinidae.
What part of speech is reef shark?
Reef shark is a noun.
What is the plural of reef shark?
The plural of reef shark is reef sharks.

Words near reef shark in the dictionary

  1. reef lines
  2. reef point
  3. reef points
  4. reef rash
  5. reef rashes
  6. reef shark
  7. reef sharks
  8. reef squid
  9. reef squids
  10. Reef Station
  11. reef triggerfish

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