| 单词 | great white shark |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreat white shark great white shark n. a very large predatory shark, Carcharodon carcharias (family Lamnidae), found in cool and temperate seas worldwide, having a grey back and white underparts and with the upper and lower lobes of the tail of a similar size; also called white pointer. ΚΠ 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. ii. 238 The Great White Shark, which is the largest of the kind, joins to the most amazing rapidity, the strongest appetites for mischief. 1890 W. C. Russell Romance Jenny Harlow & Sketches Marine Life 268 At that instant a great white shark swept round from the bows, and father and son went out of sight in him [sic] in a minute. 1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes iv. 51 The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias )..ranges throughout all seas, save those within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. 2007 J. Dobson in J. Higham & M. Lück Marine Wildlife & Tourism Mangem. iii. 50 The great white shark is protected in several countries including South Africa, Malta and Australia. < as lemmas |
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