Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleeper shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: sleep-er shark
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any shark of the family Somniosidae.

Etymology

Calque of translingual Somniosus (literally “sleepy”). From sleeper + shark, referring to their slow, lethargic habits.

Inflected Forms

sleeper sharks (plural) sleepershark (alternative)

Questions

What does sleeper shark mean?: Any shark of the family Somniosidae.
Where does sleeper shark come from?: Calque of translingual Somniosus (literally “sleepy”). From sleeper + shark, referring to their slow, lethargic habits.

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