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shyshark

shyshark noun: any of the deep-water catsharks of the genus Haploblepharus.

Noun

shyshark (plural shysharks)

  1. Any of the deep-water catsharks of the genus Haploblepharus.

Forms of shyshark

pluralshysharks

Origin of shyshark

shy + shark, from their defensive habit of curling into a ball and covering the eyes with the tail.

Words formed from shyshark

Questions about shyshark

What does shyshark mean?
Shyshark means any of the deep-water catsharks of the genus Haploblepharus.
What part of speech is shyshark?
Shyshark is a noun.
What is the plural of shyshark?
The plural of shyshark is shysharks.

Words near shyshark in the dictionary

  1. shypoo
  2. shypoos
  3. shyrdak
  4. shyrdaks
  5. Shys
  6. shyshark
  7. shysharks
  8. shyster
  9. shystered
  10. shystering
  11. shysterish

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