thresher shark
thresher shark noun: any of the species of sharks in the genus Alopias, three of which are extant.
Noun
thresher shark (plural thresher sharks)
- Any of the species of sharks in the genus Alopias, three of which are extant.
- When I was 12 years old, my father got me a boat and I went fishing off of Cape Cod. I hooked a scup and as I was reeling it in, I hooked a 4.5 foot baby thresher shark who proceeded to eat my boat.1975, Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Jaws, spoken by Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss)
- I went diving […] and saw manta rays and thresher sharks, the sharks are like sickles, like polished steel, they look almost man-made except for their worried little faces, and they move like – like they’re not moving, the water is undisturbed by them.2023, Samantha Harvey, Orbital, Jonathan Cape, page 57
thresher shark meaning in Tamil
thresher shark in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of thresher shark
| plural | thresher sharks |
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Words formed from thresher shark
- pelagic thresher
- bigeye thresher
- common thresher
Questions about thresher shark
- What does thresher shark mean?
- Thresher shark means any of the species of sharks in the genus Alopias, three of which are extant.
- What is thresher shark in Tamil?
- Thresher shark in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Thresher shark meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thresher shark?
- Thresher shark is a noun.
- What is the plural of thresher shark?
- The plural of thresher shark is thresher sharks.
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