shyshark

English

Etymology

shy +‎ shark, from their defensive habit of curling into a ball and covering the eyes with the tail.

Noun

shyshark (plural shysharks)

  1. Any of the deep-water catsharks of the genus Haploblepharus.

Derived terms

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