requiem shark
noun
variants or less commonly requiem
: any of a family (Carcharhinidae) of sharks (such as the tiger shark or blue shark) that are found in tropical and temperate waters, are usually gray to brown above and yellow to white below, have a rounded snout with bladelike teeth, and include some that have been known to attack people
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The latest discovery, called the Carcharhinus tingae, is in the same genus as the modern bull sharks and dusky sharks, but its teeth were most similar to the requiem shark or the grey reef shark. 
Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 27 Dec. 2021
Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 27 Dec. 2021 Word History
Etymology
obsolete French requiem shark, alteration of French requin
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above