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gummy shark

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of shark, Mustelus antarcticus, endemic to southern and south-eastern Australia, the meat of which is sold as flake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • 2005, Marine Resources Service (United Nations), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Review of the State of World Marine Fishery Resources, page 123, Quotas also apply to school and gummy shark bycatch in the South East Trawl and Great Australian Bight Trawl fisheries.
  • 2006, Steve Cooper, Fishing Techniques: Salt and Fresh Water, Australian Fishing Network, page 100, Best time for gummy sharks is on moonlit nights when they will move into knee-deep water on a rising tide to feed.

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Across languages

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Māori: mangā — a shark species
  • Mokilese: pelngej — a shark species
  • Polish: mustel antarktyczny — a shark species
  • Russian: австрали́йская ку́нья аку́ла (avstralíjskaja kúnʹja akúla) — a shark species