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sharklings

sharklings is the plural of sharkling.

Meaning of sharkling

Noun

sharkling (plural sharklings)

  1. A small, young, or immature shark.
    • A sharkling is more easily disposed of, for his teeth will set him free, though the hook be attached to the stoutest gimp, and as he fights madly he is pretty certain in a few moments to have severed the gut.1888, William Senior, Near and far: an angler's sketches of home sport and colonial life - Page 258

Questions about sharklings

What is sharklings the plural of?
Sharklings is the plural of sharkling.

Words near sharklings in the dictionary

  1. sharkless
  2. sharklet
  3. sharklets
  4. sharklike
  5. sharkling
  6. sharklings
  7. sharkmeat
  8. sharkminnow
  9. sharkminnows
  10. sharknado
  11. Sharkovskii's theorem

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