nurse shark

English

a nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum

Etymology

See nurse, nusse, huss

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.
2. (loosely) Any small shark; a dogfish.

Derived terms

• grey nurse shark

Translations

any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae

• French: requin nourrice m
• German: Ammenhai m
• Italian: squalo nutrice m
• Manx: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: tubarão-lixa m, lambaru m
• Russian: аку́ла-ня́нька (ru) f (akúla-njánʹka)
• Spanish: tiburón nodriza m