Definition of Cow shark

1. Noun. Large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas.

Exact synonyms: Hexanchus Griseus, Six-gilled Shark
Generic synonyms: Shark
Group relationships: Genus Hexanchus, Hexanchus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cow Shark

cow oak
cow parsley
cow parsleys
cow parsnip
cow parsnips
cow pasture
cow pat
cow pats
cow patties
cow patty
cow pen
cow pie
cow pies
cow pony
cow pool
cow shark (current term)
cow shot
cow shots
cow tipping
cow town
cow tree
cow trees
cowabunga
cowage
cowages
cowal
cowals
cowan
cowanis
cowans

Literary usage of Cow shark

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Color: dark gray, (griseus, gray.) Fig. 4. Cow SHARK. ... The cow shark frequents the Mediterranean Sea and the west coast of Europe, and is reported by ..."

2. What comes from what, or, The relationships of animals and plants by Charles L. Abbott (1922)
"The Selachii (Sharks) begin with the cow shark and proceed to the Port Jackson shark, which became the ancestor of two lines of development, one leading to ..."

3. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"Color: dark gray, (griseus, gray.) Fig. 4. Cow SHARK. ... The cow shark frequents the Mediterranean Sea and the west coast of Europe, and is reported by ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1905)
"... the type-form, is the cow shark of warm, temperate waters. See SHARKS, Vol. XXI, p. 815. See SKELETON, Vol. ..."

5. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Color: dark gray, (griseus, gray.) Fig. 4. Cow SHARK. ... The cow shark frequents the Mediterranean Sea and the west coast of Europe, and is reported by ..."

6. What comes from what, or, The relationships of animals and plants by Charles L. Abbott (1922)
"The Selachii (Sharks) begin with the cow shark and proceed to the Port Jackson shark, which became the ancestor of two lines of development, one leading to ..."

7. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"Color: dark gray, (griseus, gray.) Fig. 4. Cow SHARK. ... The cow shark frequents the Mediterranean Sea and the west coast of Europe, and is reported by ..."

8. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1905)
"... the type-form, is the cow shark of warm, temperate waters. See SHARKS, Vol. XXI, p. 815. See SKELETON, Vol. ..."

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