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Definition of Six-gilled shark
1. Noun. Large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas.
Generic synonyms: Shark
Group relationships: Genus Hexanchus, Hexanchus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Six-gilled Shark
Literary usage of Six-gilled shark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fisheries of the Adriatic and the Fish Thereof: A Report of the Austro by G. L. Faber (1883)
"... 24. the Spotted, 17. the Tope, 3. Shark Ray, 25. Silvery Hair-tail, 102.
six-gilled shark, 14. Skelly, 283. „ the Four-toothed, 66. Spet, 187. ..."
2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"... its habit of basking in the sun at the surface of the water, and under which
conditions it falls an easy prey to the harpooners. The Six- gilled Shark ..."
3. Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall by Royal Institution of Cornwall (1881)
"... of the dorsal fin and tip of tail, it would be impossible to detect their
presence in the darkest night. six-gilled shark have been caught here lately. ..."
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