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walking sharks

walking sharks is the plural of walking shark.

Meaning of walking shark

Noun

walking shark (plural walking sharks)

  1. Any of various species of shark that move by ‘walking’ their fins across the sea bed, especially Hemiscyllium ocellatum (epaulette shark) or Hemiscyllium halmahera.
    • Given the nickname the walking shark, it is about a metre long and stands up on its pectoral and pelvic fins to walk around on the seabed with a sinuous motion, rather like a lizard, hunting molluscs and crustaceans.2007, Alex Mustard, Reefs Revealed, page 125

Questions about walking sharks

What is walking sharks the plural of?
Walking sharks is the plural of walking shark.

Words near walking sharks in the dictionary

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