humantin
/hjʊˈmantɪn/rare
noun
A small, spiny-skinned shark with a distinctive angled body shape, Oxynotus centrina (family Oxynotidae), found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Naval Chronicle. From French humantin, of uncertain origin.
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