Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lemon shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
lemon shark
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.

Etymology

Named for its yellow coloration.

Inflected Forms

lemon sharks (plural)

Phrases

sharptooth lemon shark sicklefin lemon shark

Synonyms

negaprion brevirostris

Questions

What does lemon shark mean?
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.
Where does lemon shark come from?
Named for its yellow coloration.

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