Sand shark Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers
    sand tiger; Odontaspis taurus; Carcharias taurus.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), an American shark (Odontaspis littoralis) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern United States; called also gray shark, and dogfish shark. See Illust. under Remora.

Webster 1913