English Explanatory Dictionary

sleeper shark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any shark of the family Somniosidae.

Word forms

sleeper shark sleeper sharks sleepershark

Etymology

Calque of translingual Somniosus (literally “sleepy”). From sleeper + shark, referring to their slow, lethargic habits.

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