"land shark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: land sharks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} land shark (plural land sharks)
  1. Alternative form of landshark. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: landshark
    Sense id: en-land_shark-en-noun-uLUkOP1x
  2. (fantasy) Any shark-like creature that dwells on land. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-land_shark-en-noun-4O8FVzwy Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Topics: fantasy

Inflected forms

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