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angel shark
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angel shark
n.
Any of several raylike sharks of the genus Squatina, having a broad flat head and body.
angel shark, angelfish
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several sharks constituting the family Squatinidae, such as Squatina squatina, that have very large flattened pectoral fins and occur in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Also called monkfish
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Noun1.angel shark - sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks doangel shark - sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
Squatina squatina, angelfish, monkfish
shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
genus Squatina, Squatina - type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
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angel shark angel fish n → squadro
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Wewere told we would encounter five sand tiger sharks of varying size, along with a few hundred smaller sharks, including thornback rays, dogfish and angel sharks.
I sank to my knees in panic as a 10ft shark passed above my head; New ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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