sharkflesh
sharkflesh noun: the flesh of a shark, especially when used as food.
Noun
sharkflesh (uncountable)
- The flesh of a shark, especially when used as food.
- Many sharks possess firm flesh of very high quality and in certain parts of the world such as Chile and the Far East generally, sharkflesh is a regular article of diet.1966, David H. Davies, About Sharks and Shark Attack, New York: Hobbs, Dorman & Company, Inc., page 51
- Shark has traditionally, although in some secrecy, been a staple food in European, American and Australian food. Disguised under such names as dogfish, sharkflesh for centuries been sold in fish markets.1987, John D.Stevens, editor, Sharks, New York, N.Y: Facts on File, page 195
Forms of sharkflesh
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Origin of sharkflesh
Compound of shark + flesh.
Questions about sharkflesh
- What does sharkflesh mean?
- Sharkflesh means the flesh of a shark, especially when used as food.
- What part of speech is sharkflesh?
- Sharkflesh is a noun.
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