"nurse shark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nurse sharks [plural]
Etymology: See nurse, nusse, huss Head templates: {{en-noun}} nurse shark (plural nurse sharks)
  1. Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw. Categories (lifeform): Sharks Translations (any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae): requin nourrice [masculine] (French), Ammenhai [masculine] (German), squalo nutrice [masculine] (Italian), tubarão-lixa [masculine] (Portuguese), lambaru [masculine] (Portuguese), аку́ла-ня́нька (akúla-njánʹka) [feminine] (Russian), tiburón nodriza [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nurse_shark-en-noun-9-gH65L- Disambiguation of Sharks: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae': 79 21
  2. (loosely) Any small shark; a dogfish. Tags: broadly Categories (lifeform): Sharks Derived forms: grey nurse shark
    Sense id: en-nurse_shark-en-noun-Uhe1QvpQ Disambiguation of Sharks: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46

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