angel shark

angel shark

n.

Any of several raylike sharks of the genus Squatina, having a flattened body and winglike pectoral and pelvic fins.

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angel shark

or

angelfish

n

(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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

angel 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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Translations

angelote

squatine

angel shark

angel fish n → squadro

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