sharkflesh
nounEtymology Compound of shark + flesh.
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The flesh of a shark, especially when used as food.
- Many sharks possess firm flesh of very high quality and in certain parts of the world such as Chile and the Far East generally, sharkflesh is a regular article of diet.1966, David H. Davies, About Sharks and Shark Attack, New York: Hobbs, Dorman & Company, Inc., page 51:
- Shark has traditionally, although in some secrecy, been a staple food in European, American and Australian food. Disguised under such names as dogfish, sharkflesh for centuries been sold in fish markets.1987, John D.Stevens, editor, Sharks, New York, N.Y: Facts on File, page 195:
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- Dimly aware of the scurrying movement, a claw holding aloft shreds of sharkflesh, Gaze read an intention to seek a sanctuary to consume and digest...2012, Geoff Dormer, Don't Dolphins Cry at All?, Dublin: Original Writing Limited, page 293: