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Word: Shark
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: of unknown origin
ʃɑːk
a long-bodied chiefly marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and toothlike scales. Most sharks are predatory, although the largest kinds feed on plankton, and some can grow to a large size.
Short Definition:long-bodied marine fish with prominent dorsal fin
a small SE Asian freshwater fish with a tail resembling that of a shark, popular in aquaria.
Short Definition:small SE Asian freshwater fishl
a light greyish-brown European moth, the male of which has pale silvery hindwings.
Short Definition:light greyish-brown European moth, male
Word: Shark
Speech Type: Verb
ʃɑːk
(typically of a man at a social gathering) be in active pursuit of a sexual partner
Short Definition:be in active pursuit of sexual partner
Examples:- as soon as he arrived he was sharking among the women
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