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vaalhaai S. Afr.|ˈfɑːlhaɪ|
Also Vaalhai.
[Afrikaans, f. Du. vaal pale + haai shark.]
A local name for the tope, Galeorhinus galeus; = tope n.2 Also attrib.
1947K. H. Barnard Pict. Guide S. Afr. Fishes 10 Tope; Vaal-haai... This medium-sized (6 feet) cosmopolitan shark has recently become of considerable economic importance in South Africa for the extraction of vitamins from its liver-oil. 1949Cape Times 24 Sept. 1/6 Any person capturing a Vaalhaai shark shall land it in a whole state. 1958Cape Argus 14 June 13/4 The vaalhaai..grows to about 6 ft. and is harmless to man. 1973Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. IX. 603/2 In South Africa that [sc. the liver] of the liver-oil shark Galeorhinus (vaalhaai) is especially rich, and from 1940 to 1955 this species was specially hunted for it. |