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sand tiger

sand tiger is the ellipsis of sand tiger shark.

Meaning of sand tiger shark

Noun

sand tiger shark (plural sand tiger sharks)

  1. A shark of species Carcharias taurus, of temperate and subtropical continental shelves worldwide.

Forms of sand tiger

pluralsand tigers

Questions about sand tiger

What is sand tiger the ellipsis of?
Sand tiger is the ellipsis of sand tiger shark.

Words near sand tiger in the dictionary

  1. sand storms
  2. sand table
  3. sand tables
  4. sand thrower
  5. sand throwers
  6. sand tiger
  7. sand tiger shark
  8. sand tiger sharks
  9. sand tigers
  10. sand timer
  11. sand timers

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