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Requin

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Re´quin    (r?´kw?n)
n.1.(Zool.) The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); - so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
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Now, in allusion to the white, silent stillness of death in this shark, and the mild deadliness of his habits, the French call him Requin.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Thanks to powerful influence, he had just been appointed a member of the official expedition on board the Requin, which was to be sent to the Arctic Circle in search of the survivors of the D'Artoi's expedition, of whom nothing had been heard for three years.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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