Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of the species of sharks in the genus Alopias, three of which are extant.

    Fuchshai, Drescherhai

    ли́сья аку́лаlísʹja akúla, аку́ла-лиси́цаakúla-lisíca

More definitions
  • large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed

Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
any of three species of sharks:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of three species of sharks:

Forms

plural: thresher sharks
Singularthresher shark
Pluralthresher sharks

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed:thresherthrasherfox sharkAlopius vulpinus

Word family

1 related words

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