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SHARK OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shark oil mean? 

SHARK OIL (noun)
  The noun SHARK 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 Aplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SHARK 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 oil" is a kind of...):

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)


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