gray nurse

gray nurse
noun or gray nurse shark
: an Australian sand shark (Carcharias arenarius) attaining a length of 15 feet and reputed to be a man-eater; also : a closely related Indo-Pacific shark

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gray nurse,
an Australian shark about 15 feet long, with sharp teeth, thought to attack people.

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