frilled shark

English

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Alternative forms

frill shark

Etymology

Referring to the frilled appearance of the gill slits.

Noun

frilled shark (plural frilled sharks)

Any member of two extant species of shark in genus Chlamydoselachus or their extinct close relatives,
1. Chlamydoselachus anguineus, of wide distribution in mostly in outer continental shelves
2. Chlamydoselachus africana (Southern African frilled shark)

Coordinate terms

cow shark (Hexanchidae spp.)

Translations

member of the Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Dutch: franjehaai (nl) m
Finnish: kaulushai
French: requin-lézard m, requin frangé (fr) m
German: Kragenhai m
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Portuguese: tubarão-cobra m
Russian: плащено́сная аку́ла f (plaščenósnaja akúla), плащено́сец m (plaščenósec)
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References

frilled shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chlamydoselachus anguineus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chlamydoselachus anguineus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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