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requiem shark

req·ui·em shark (plural req·ui·em sharks)


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical shark: a voracious gray or brownish shark with a slender body and rounded snout. Tiger sharks and blue sharks are requiem sharks. Native to: tropical waters.  Family Carcharhinidae.

[By folk etymology < French requin "shark"]
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