| 单词 | atlantic nurse shark |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAtlantic nurse shark A broad-headed brownish shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum (family Orectolobidae), of warm, mainly Atlantic waters, with barbels on the snout (more fully Atlantic nurse shark). Also (occasionally): a shark of a species related to this.The Atlantic nurse shark is now often placed in a family Ginglymostomatidae with two related genera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > family Orectolobidae > member of (carpet shark) nurse1499 nurse-fish1682 zebra shark1804 nurse shark1851 wobbegong1852 sleeper1884 carpet shark1929 1851 P. H. Gosse Naturalist's Sojourn Jamaica 241 The nurse shark. 1879 G. B. Goode Catal. Coll. Animal Resources & Fisheries U.S.: Internat. Exhib. 1876 (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 14) 69 Ginglymostoma cirratum..Nurse Shark.—Tropical Atlantic. 1928 Sci. Monthly Aug. 129/1 The skin of the commonest species, the ‘gata’ (cat), or nurse shark, is the most valuable. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 23/2 The Atlantic nurse shark is not considered dangerous under normal circumstances; however, if molested it can become so. 1995 Diver Aug. 76/2 Another reason for the popularity of this pass are the shark caves overflowing with nurse sharks and reef sharks. < as lemmas |
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