Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grey reef shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: grey reef shark
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of requiem shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Grey reef sharks give birth to at least eight pups at a time, each a hungry, 60 centimetre (24 inch) long predator."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

grey reef sharks (plural) gray reef shark (alternative, US)

Questions

What does grey reef shark mean?: A species of requiem shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.

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