SANDBAR SHARK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sandbar shark mean? 

• SANDBAR SHARK (noun)
  The noun SANDBAR SHARK has 2 senses:

1. widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink

2. most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen

  Familiarity information: SANDBAR SHARK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SANDBAR SHARK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

blacktip shark; Carcharhinus limbatus; sandbar shark

Hypernyms ("sandbar shark" is a kind of...):

requiem shark (any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species)

Holonyms ("sandbar shark" is a member of...):

Carcharhinus; genus Carcharhinus (type genus of the Carcharhinidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carcharhinus plumbeus; sandbar shark

Hypernyms ("sandbar shark" is a kind of...):

requiem shark (any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species)

Holonyms ("sandbar shark" is a member of...):

Carcharhinus; genus Carcharhinus (type genus of the Carcharhinidae)