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Noun: bull shark  bûl shaa(r)k
  1. A most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
    "The bull shark is known to venture far up freshwater rivers";
    - cub shark, Carcharhinus leucas

Derived forms: bull sharks

Type of: requiem shark

Part of: Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus

Encyclopedia: Bull shark