blue shark

noun

: a chiefly pelagic shark (Prionace glauca) that is found in all tropical and temperate seas and has been known to attack humans

Examples of blue shark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cape fur seals enjoy dining on the energy-rich livers of blue sharks. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2023 That includes eight bigger animals like the massive basking shark, the common blue shark and the infamous great white shark. Mark Graves | , oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023 The robes were sold in sizes 2T through 10 years in blue, plaid, red rose, and in blue shark, green dinosaur, and white dinosaur patterns. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023 And in Canada’s Bay of Fundy off New Brunswick, scientists are also attributing the rise in blue shark sightings this summer to a warmer ocean. Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022 Reports suggest that the woman may have been on a blue shark spotting snorkeling trip when the incident took place. Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 The most common species the researchers identified was the blue shark, followed by the silky shark, which is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2022 Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others. Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021 Martin Yelland, 38, was diving just off the coast of Penzance when the blue shark — a species that can grow to be 13 feet long — swam straight towards him. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blue shark was in 1664

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“Blue shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20shark. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

blue shark

noun
: an active shark of warm and temperate seas that is blue above and white below and that occasionally attacks people

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