Nurse shark

Definition of Nurse shark

(Zool.)	A large arctic shark (Somniosus microcephalus), having small teeth and feeble jaws; - called also sleeper shark, and ground shark.
	A large shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), native of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal fins situated behind the ventral fins.

See also: Nurse Nurse

Related Words

genus Ginglymostoma, Ginglymostoma, Ginglymostoma cirratum, shark

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