crow shark

noun

noun

Etymology Calque of taxonomic name Squalicorax, which is derived from Latin squalus (“shark”) + Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven; crow”).

Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.

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