"cookiecutter shark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cookiecutter sharks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cookiecutter shark (plural cookiecutter sharks)
  1. A small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey. Wikipedia link: cookiecutter shark Categories (lifeform): Sharks Synonyms: cookiecutter Translations (Isistius brasiliensis): squalelet féroce [masculine] (French), 達磨鮫 (darumazame) (alt: ダルマザメ) (Japanese), брази́льская светя́щаяся аку́ла (brazílʹskaja svetjáščajasja akúla) [feminine] (Russian)

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