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==English==
==English==
[[File:Nurse shark.jpg|thumb|a '''nurse shark''', {{taxlink|Ginglymostoma cirratum|species}}]]
[[File:Nurse shark.jpg|thumb|a '''nurse shark''', {{taxlink|Ginglymostoma cirratum|species}}]]

===Etymology===
===Etymology===
See ''[[nurse]], [[nusse]], [[huss]]
See ''[[nurse]], [[nusse]], [[huss]]
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# Any of various bottom-dwelling [[shark]]s of the family {{taxlink|Ginglymostomatidae|family|ver=161006}} that have two fleshy [[barbel]]s hanging from the lower jaw.
# Any of various bottom-dwelling [[shark]]s of the family {{taxlink|Ginglymostomatidae|family}} that have two fleshy [[barbel]]s hanging from the lower jaw.
# {{lb|en|formerly}} Any small shark; a [[dogfish]].
# {{lb|en|loosely}} Any small shark; a [[dogfish]].


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 27 September 2024

English

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a nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum

Etymology

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See nurse, nusse, huss

Noun

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nurse shark (plural nurse sharks)

  1. Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.
  2. (loosely) Any small shark; a dogfish.

Derived terms

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