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Sand shark — Sand tiger sharks Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–Recent … Wikipedia
Sand shark — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sand shark — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sand shark — noun shallow water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers • Syn: ↑sand tiger, ↑Carcharias taurus, ↑Odontaspis taurus • Hypernyms: ↑shark • Member Holonyms: ↑Carcharias, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sand shark — australinis smėlryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Eugomphodus taurus angl. brown shark; gray nurse shark; sand shark; sand tiger shark; slender tooth shark; spotted ragged tooth shark rus.… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
sand shark — Any of about six species of shallow water, bottom dwelling sharks in the genus Odontaspis (family Odontaspididae), found along tropical and temperate coastlines of all oceans. They are 10–20 ft (3–6 m) long and are brown or gray above, paler… … Universalium
sand shark — noun 1》 a voracious brown spotted tropical Atlantic shark. [Odontaspis taurus.] 2》 a ray, dogfish, or small shark of shallow coastal waters … English new terms dictionary
sand shark. — See sand tiger. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
Sand — Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sand badger — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
