SHARK-LIVER OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shark-liver oil mean? 

• SHARK-LIVER OIL (noun)
  The noun SHARK-LIVER OIL has 1 sense:

1. a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A

  Familiarity information: SHARK-LIVER OIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHARK-LIVER OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

shark-liver oil; shark oil

Hypernyms ("shark-liver oil" is a kind of...):

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)