GRAY NURSE SHARK

Meaning of GRAY NURSE SHARK in English

a sand shark, Odontaspis arenarius, abundant in S African and Australian coastal waters and estuaries.

[ 1895-1900; see NURSE SHARK ]

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GRAY NURSE SHARK — noun see gray nurse
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAY NURSE SHARK — обыкновенная песчаная акула (Eugomphodus taurus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GRAY NURSE SHARK — обыкновенная песчаная акула ( Eugomphodus taurus )
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SHARK — I Any of more than 300 species of predatory cartilaginous fish (order Selachii). An ancient animal, it has changed little …
Английский словарь Британика
GRAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) gray fox Gray Asa Gray Thomas Otis Harrison Gray Anne Gray Harvey
Английский словарь Британика
SHARK — I. ˈshärk, ˈshȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : any of numerous elasmobranch fishes that conform …
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NURSE — I. ˈnərs, ˈnə̄s, ˈnəis noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nurse, norse, nurice, from Old French …
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GRAY — I. adjective or grey ˈgrā ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German …
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SHARK — (v. t. & i.) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
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NURSE — (n.) Either one of the nurse sharks.
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GRAY — (n.) An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon.
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GRAY — (n.) A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a neutral or whitish tint.
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GRAY — (superl.) Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
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SHARK — ( v. t. & i. ) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.
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NURSE — ( n. ) Either one of the nurse sharks.
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GRAY — ( superl. ) Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
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SHARK — shark 1 — sharklike , adj. /shahrk/ , n. any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain …
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NURSE — /nerrs/ , n. , v. , nursed, nursing . 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of …
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GRAY — gray 1 — grayly , adv. — grayness , n. /gray/ , adj., grayer, grayest , n. , v. adj. …
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NURSE — v. breast-feed; suckle; provide medical care; take care of; work as a nurse; use up slowly; dwell on, harbor (especially …
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GRAY — adj. of the color gray; having gray hair; dark or gloomy; dull, uninteresting; indeterminate, unclear (also grey)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRAY — v. make gray; turn gray (mainly referring to hair)
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SHARK — I. ˈshärk noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century : any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NURSE — I. ˈnərs noun Etymology: Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo-French nurice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin, feminine of …
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GRAY — I. adjective also grey ˈgrā Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray …
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SHARK — vi to live by shifts and stratagems. 2. shark ·vt to pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. 3. shark ·vt …
Webster English vocab
NURSE — noun either one of the nurse sharks. 2. nurse ·vt to caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. 3. nurse …
Webster English vocab
GRAY — superl old; mature; as, gray experience. ames. 2. gray ·superl gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary. 3. gray ·noun …
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SHARK — [shark] n [ME] (15c): any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform …
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NURSE — [nurse] n [ME, fr. OF nurice, fr. LL nutricia, fr. L, fem. of nutricius nourishing--more at nutritious] (13c) 1 a: …
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GRAY — [gray] adj [ME, fr. OE graeg; akin to OHG gris, grao gray] (bef. 12c) 1 a: of the color gray …
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GRAY — unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, defined in the 1980s by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHARK — shark BrE AmE ʃɑːk AmE ʃɑːrk ▷ sharks ʃɑːks AmE ʃɑːrks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NURSE — nurse, Nurse BrE AmE nɜːs AmE nɝːs ▷ nursed nɜːst AmE nɝːst ▷ nurses ˈnɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈnɝːs əz …
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GRAY — gray, Gray BrE AmE ɡreɪ ▷ grayed ɡreɪd ▷ grayer ˈɡreɪ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ grayest ˈɡreɪ …
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SHARK — / ʃɑːk; NAmE ʃɑːrk/ noun 1. a large sea fish with very sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NURSE — / nɜːs; NAmE nɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person whose job is to take care of sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARK — shark /ʃɑːk $ ʃɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ] [ Sense …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NURSE
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GRAY — I. Gray, David BrE AmE (1970–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who also plays the ↑ guitar . …
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GRAY — I. gray /ɡreɪ/ BrE AmE the usual American spelling of ↑ grey II. grey 2 BrE AmE British English , …
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SHARK — n. colloq. a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others. [16th c.: orig. perh. f. G Schurke worthless rogue: infl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHARK — n. colloq. a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others. [ 16th c.: orig. perh. f. G Schurke worthless rogue: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
SHARK — ( sharks) Note: The form 'shark' can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 1. A shark …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NURSE — ( nurses, nursing, nursed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A nurse …
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SHARK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES loan shark COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ But with them comes the threat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a student teacher/doctor/nurse (= someone who is learning to be a teacher, doctor, or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAY — COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN area ▪ But in the gray area of the Internet, activities that publishers call stealing …
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SHARK — [noun] [C] [plural] shark or sharks - a very large fish that has sharp teeth and a vertical triangular part …
Cambridge English vocab
SHARK — n. basking shark great white shark white shark hammerhead shark mackerel shark mako shark nurse shark sand shark thresher shark …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHARK — n. Any of more than 300 species of predatory cartilaginous fish (order Selachii). An ancient animal, it has changed little …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRAY — n. gray fox Gray Asa Gray Thomas Otis Harrison Gray Anne Gray Harvey
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHARK — Synonyms and related words : Admirable Crichton, Loch Ness monster, Reptilia, adept, alevin, animal, anthropophagite, artisan, artist, attache, authority, barbarian, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NURSE — Synonyms and related words : LPN, RN, advance, aliment, amah, apprentice, attend, attend to, ayah, baby, baby-sit, bandage, bathe, bear, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAY — See: GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR.
Slang English vocab
SHARK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ killer , man-eating SHARK + VERB ▪ attack sb ▪ bite sb ▪ feed ▪ circle ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NURSE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ certified ( AmE ), experienced , licensed ( AmE ), qualified , registered , trained ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NURSE — n. 25B6; noun skilled nurses : CARER, caregiver; informal Florence Nightingale, nursey; N. Amer. informal candy-striper. she had been his …
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