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MAN-EATING SHARK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does man-eating shark mean?
• MAN-EATING SHARK (noun)
The noun MAN-EATING SHARK has 1 sense:
1. large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
Familiarity information: MAN-EATING SHARK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carcharodon carcharias; great white shark; man-eater; man-eating shark; white shark
Hypernyms ("man-eating shark" is a kind of...):
mackerel shark (fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks)
Holonyms ("man-eating shark" is a member of...):
Carcharodon; genus Carcharodon (man-eating sharks)
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