Carcharhinus plumbeus

Definitions of Carcharhinus plumbeus
  1. noun
    most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
    synonyms: sandbar shark
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    type of:
    requiem shark
    any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
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