Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small voracious shark, Odontaspis or Carcharias littoralis, also called shovelnose. The name extends to all the Carchariidæ as restricted by Jordan, by most writers called Odontaspididæ.
  • noun Same as blind shark.

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  • noun shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers

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