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Man-eating shark   /mæn-ˈitɪŋ ʃɑrk/   Listen
Man-eating shark

noun
1.
Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans.  Synonyms: Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eater, white shark.





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"Man-eating shark" Quotes from Famous Books



... day you'll get the blind staggers from conceit. No, I'm not in love with you, Mr. Karslake, but I shouldn't be at all surprised if she were. She's just your sort, you know. She's a man-eating shark, and you'll be a toothsome mouthful. Oh, come now, Jack, what a silly you are! Oh, yes, you are, to get off a joke like ...
— Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea • Langdon Mitchell


Words linked to "Man-eating shark" :   genus Carcharodon, Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharodon, mackerel shark


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