nurse shark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.
  2. Any small shark; a dogfish.

Word forms

nurse shark nurse sharks

Etymology

See nurse, nusse, huss

Derived words

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