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noun
A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: brown shark, queriman, thickskin shark
Antonyms: none provided
noun
most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: requiem shark
noun
widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: requiem shark
History
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