thresher shark

/ˌθrɛʃər ʃɑrk/
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Other forms: thresher sharks

Definitions of thresher shark
  1. noun
    large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
    synonyms: Alopius vulpinus, fox shark, thrasher, thresher
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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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