thresher shark

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“When I was 12 years old, my father got me a boat and I went fishing off of Cape Cod. I hooked a scup and as I was reeling it in, I hooked a 4.5 foot baby thresher shark who proceeded to eat⟳ my boat.”

“I went diving […] and saw⟳ manta rays and thresher sharks, the sharks are like⟳ sickles, like⟳ polished steel, they look⟳ almost man-made except for their worried little faces, and they move⟳ like⟳ – like⟳ they’re not moving, the water is undisturbed by them.”

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