"catshark" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catshark.wav Forms: catsharks [plural]
Etymology: From cat + shark. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|shark}} cat + shark Head templates: {{en-noun}} catshark (plural catsharks)
  1. Any of the sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae Categories (lifeform): Carcharhiniform sharks Translations (Any of the sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae): gat [masculine] (Catalan), kissahai (Finnish), roussette [feminine] (French), melgacho [masculine] (Galician), Katzenhai [masculine] (German), squalo gattopardo [masculine] (Italian), gattuccio [masculine] (Italian), peixe-gato [masculine] (Portuguese), коша́чья аку́ла (košáčʹja akúla) [feminine] (Russian), аку́ла-ко́шка (akúla-kóška) [feminine] (Russian), pejegato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-catshark-en-noun-4GrbMSIt Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 40 11 11 27 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 15 19 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 17 17 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 20 12 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 17 15 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 16 16 21 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 16 17 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 15 17 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 16 17 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 16 17 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 16 16 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 16 16 21 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 16 16 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 15 15 20 15 Disambiguation of 'Any of the sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae': 68 6 6 12 8
  2. A deepwater catshark (any of family Pentanchidae).
    Sense id: en-catshark-en-noun-qjjZ5xXi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 15 19 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 17 17 22 17
  3. A coloured catshark (any of family Atelomycteridae).
    Sense id: en-catshark-en-noun-PN9qTEAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 15 19 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 17 17 22 17
  4. Any of several sharks of the family Pseudotriakidae.
    Sense id: en-catshark-en-noun-rlt6RP5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 15 19 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 17 17 22 17
  5. A finback catshark (any of the family Proscylliidae).
    Sense id: en-catshark-en-noun-S0A71fq3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 15 19 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 17 17 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: small-spotted catshark, Borneo catshark, flatnose catshark, spatulasnout catshark, demon catshark, fat catshark, ghost catshark, Izak catshark, coral catshark, false catshark

Inflected forms

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