English Explanatory Dictionary

shyshark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the deep-water catsharks of the genus Haploblepharus.

Word forms

shyshark shysharks

Etymology

shy + shark, from their defensive habit of curling into a ball and covering the eyes with the tail.

Derived words

brown shyshark dark shyshark Natal shyshark puffadder shyshark
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