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tiburon

tiburon noun: a shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.

Noun

tiburon (plural tiburons)

  1. A shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.
    • Other unlucky accidents happen in these seas to vexe them, as when (in most becalmings) they swim in the bearing Ocean, the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them [...].1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section I

Proper noun capitalized: Tiburon

Tiburon

  1. A town in Marin County, California.

Forms of tiburon

pluraltiburons
alternative formtuberon

Origin of tiburon

Borrowed from Middle French tiburon, from Spanish tiburón, of uncertain origin.

From Spanish tiburón (“shark”).

Questions about tiburon

What does tiburon mean?
Tiburon means a shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.
What part of speech is tiburon?
Tiburon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tiburon?
The plural of tiburon is tiburons.

Words near tiburon in the dictionary

  1. tibs
  2. Tibshelf
  3. Tibu
  4. Tiburcio
  5. Tiburcios
  6. tiburon
  7. tiburons
  8. Tiburtine
  9. tic
  10. tic bean
  11. tic beans

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