Definition of Six-gilled shark

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

Exact synonyms: Cow Shark, Hexanchus Griseus
Generic synonyms: Shark
Group relationships: Genus Hexanchus, Hexanchus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Six-gilled Shark

siv
siva
sivatherium
siver
sivered
sivering
sivers
sivvens
siwash
siwashes
siwin
six-figure
six-footedness
six-footer
six-gilled shark (current term)
six-gun
six-guns
six-leggedness
six-lined racerunner
six-membered
six-pack
six-packs
six-penny nail
six-shooter
six-shooters
six-spot
six-yard box
six and two threes
six bob a day tourist

Literary usage of Six-gilled shark

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

1. The Fisheries of the Adriatic and the Fish Thereof: A Report of the Austro by G. L. Faber (1883)
"... 24. the Spotted, 17. the Tope, 3. Shark Ray, 25. Silvery Hair-tail, 102. six-gilled shark, 14. Skelly, 283. „ the Four-toothed, 66. Spet, 187. ..."

2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"... its habit of basking in the sun at the surface of the water, and under which conditions it falls an easy prey to the harpooners. The Six- gilled Shark ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall by Royal Institution of Cornwall (1881)
"... of the dorsal fin and tip of tail, it would be impossible to detect their presence in the darkest night. six-gilled shark have been caught here lately. ..."

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