Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ground shark

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
ground shark
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species.

noun

A Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ground, shark.

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Inflected Forms

Synonyms

whaler shark

Questions

What does ground shark mean?
Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species.

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