six-gilled shark

Definitions of six-gilled shark
  1. noun
    large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
    synonyms: Hexanchus griseus, cow shark
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    type of:
    shark
    any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
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