tiburón

Definitions of tiburón
  1. noun
    any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
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    tiburón ballena
    large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
    cazón, gáleo, perro marino
    any of several small sharks
    pez martillo
    medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
    jaquetón, tiburón blanco
    large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
    cetorrino
    large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
    tintorera
    slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
    cornuda
    fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver
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    selacio, seláceo
    any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
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