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| elasmobranch |
any of various fishes with a cartilaginous skeleton, such as a shark or ray. |
| requiem shark |
any of several mostly tropical, voracious sharks such as the tiger shark. |
| shagreen |
an untanned leather that has a grainy surface, is often dyed green, and is prepared from the skin of the horse, seal, shark, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| sharkskin |
the skin of a shark or leather made from it. [1/2 definitions] |
| whale shark |
an extremely large spotted shark that feeds mainly on plankton and small fishes. |
| white shark |
a very large shark of warm and tropical seas, known to attack humans; great white shark. |
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