Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leopard shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: leop-ard shark
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Example Sentences

"There was the swirl of a sharp brown-spotted tail as the huge Leopard shark backed out to swallow and attack again."

Inflected Forms

leopard sharks (plural)

Questions

What does leopard shark mean?: A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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