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shark in Tagalog

pating

UK/ʃɑːk//ʃɑɹk/

shark in Tagalog: pating. In English, shark means any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Tagalog words for shark

fish
pating

English meaning of shark

  1. noun Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
  2. noun Meat of this animal, consumed as food.
  3. noun Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
  4. noun Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.

Full definition of shark

shark in a sentence

  • Shakespeare and others, Sir Thomas More (c. 1593) act 2, sc. 4: "Other ruffians...Would shark on you."

Synonyms of shark

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Questions about shark in Tagalog

What is the meaning of shark in Tagalog?
Shark in Tagalog is pating.
Ano ang shark sa Tagalog?
Shark: pating.
What does shark mean in English?
Shark means any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

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