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Meaning of thresher shark | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español azotador
Suomi kettuhai
Français requin renard
Italiano squalo volpe
日本語 尾長鮫
한국어 환도상어
Nederlands voshaai
Polski kosogon
Svenska rävhaj

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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