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sixgill sharks

sixgill sharks is the plural of sixgill shark.

Meaning of sixgill shark

Noun

sixgill shark (plural sixgill sharks)

  1. Any in the genus Hexanchus of deepwater sharks, characterized by a broad, pointed head, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like, yellow lower teeth, and a long tail.

Questions about sixgill sharks

What is sixgill sharks the plural of?
Sixgill sharks is the plural of sixgill shark.

Words near sixgill sharks in the dictionary

  1. sixfoils
  2. sixfold
  3. sixfoldness
  4. sixgill
  5. sixgill shark
  6. sixgill sharks
  7. sixgills
  8. sixgun
  9. sixguns
  10. sixhynde
  11. sixhyndman

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