bull shark

/bʊl ʃɑrk/
/bʊl ʃɑk/
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Definitions of bull shark
  1. noun
    a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
    synonyms: Carcharhinus leucas, cub shark
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    type of:
    requiem shark
    any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
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