English noun: sandbar shark | |||
1. | sandbar shark (animal) widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink | ||
Synonyms | blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | requiem shark | ||
Member meronym | Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus | ||
2. | sandbar shark (animal) most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen | ||
Synonyms | Carcharhinus plumbeus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | requiem shark | ||
Member meronym | Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus | ||