crow shark
Meanings
noun
- Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
Word forms
Etymology
Calque of taxonomic name Squalicorax, which is derived from Latin squalus (“shark”) + Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven; crow”).
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