| 单词 | nurse shark |
| 释义 | nurse sharknounany of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador. Origin of nurse sharkFirst recorded in 1850–55; allegedly so called because the male habitually hangs on to the female's fin with his teeth Words nearby nurse sharknursery school, nursery slopes, nursery stakes, nurserywoman, nurse's aide, nurse shark, nursing, nursing bottle, nursing father, nursing home, nursing mother Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nurse sharknurse shark nounany of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, such as Ginglymostoma cirratum of the Atlantic Ocean, having an external groove on each side of the head between the mouth and nostril Word Origin for nurse sharkC15: nusse fisshe (later influenced in spelling by nurse), perhaps from division of obsolete an huss shark, dogfish (of uncertain origin) as a nuss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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