sleeper shark
nounEtymology Calque of translingual Somniosus (literally “sleepy”). From sleeper + shark, referring to their slow, lethargic habits.
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Any shark of the family Somniosidae.
noun
Etymology Calque of translingual Somniosus (literally “sleepy”). From sleeper + shark, referring to their slow, lethargic habits.
Any shark of the family Somniosidae.
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