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Grey nurse shark is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREY NURSE SHARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grey nurse shark

Sand tiger shark

The sand tiger shark, grey nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, or blue-nurse sand tiger is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines and submerged reefs to a depth of around 191 m. They dwell in the waters of Japan, Australia, South Africa, the Mediterranean and the east coasts of North and South America. It is not related to the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier; however, it is a cousin of the great white shark Carcharodon carcharias. Despite its fearsome appearance and strong swimming ability, it is a relatively placid and slow-moving shark with no confirmed human fatalities. This species has a sharp, pointy head, and a bulky body. The sand tiger's length can reach 3.0 m. They are grey with reddish-brown spots on their backs. Shivers have been observed to hunt large schools of fish. Their diet consists of bony fish, crustaceans, squid, skates and other sharks. Unlike other sharks, the sand tiger can gulp air from the surface, allowing it to be suspended in the water column with minimal effort.

Definition of grey nurse shark in the English dictionary

The definition of grey nurse shark in the dictionary is a common greyish Australian shark, Odontaspis arenarius.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREY NURSE SHARK

grey gum
grey gurnard
grey heron
grey import
grey knight
grey market
grey matter
grey mullet
grey nomad
Grey Owl
grey panther
grey plover
grey power
grey propaganda
grey seal
grey sedge
grey skate
grey squirrel
grey vote

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREY NURSE SHARK

angel shark
basking shark
blue shark
carpet shark
cow shark
fox shark
great white shark
gummy shark
hark
landshark
loan shark
mackerel shark
nurse shark
school shark
shark
six-gilled shark
thresher shark
tiger shark
whale shark
whaler shark
white shark

Synonyms and antonyms of grey nurse shark in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grey nurse shark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREY NURSE SHARK

Find out the translation of grey nurse shark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grey nurse shark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grey nurse shark» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灰色护士鲨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gris tiburón nodriza
570 millions of speakers

English

grey nurse shark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रे नर्स शार्क
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ممرضة القرش الرمادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серый акула медсестры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinza tubarão de enfermeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূসর নার্স হাঙ্গর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gris requin nourrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jururawat kelabu kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grau Ammenhai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グレーテンジクザメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회색 간호사 상어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abu-abu nurse shark
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

màu xám y tá cá mập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாம்பல் நர்ஸ் சுறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राखाडी परिचारिका शार्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gri hemşire köpekbalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squalo di infermiera grigio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pielęgniarka rekin szary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сірий акула медсестри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gri rechin asistentă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

γκρι νοσοκόμα καρχαρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grys verpleegster haai
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

grå nurse shark
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grå sykepleier hai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grey nurse shark

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY NURSE SHARK»

The term «grey nurse shark» is normally little used and occupies the 146.248 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY NURSE SHARK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grey nurse shark

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREY NURSE SHARK»

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Issues in Environmental Law, Policy, and Planning: 2011 Edition
Grey nurse shark and diver behaviour were documented using 2-min scan samples and continuous observation. The proportion of time spent observing human-shark interactions was 9.4% of total field time and mean human-shark interaction ...
‎2012
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Queensland's Threatened Animals
Critically Endangered (east coast of Australia population); Qld: Endangered. NSW: Critically Endangered; Vic.: Data Deficient Description: The Grey Nurse Shark is a large bulky shark, which reaches a maximum total length of at least 320 cm.
Lee K. Curtis, Andrew J. Dennis, Keith R. Macdonald, 2012
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Protecting Australian Wildlife: Fish and Frogs
The Grey Nurse Shark is found in cool to warm waters worldwide. This includes Australian waters in all states except Tasmania. Only about 300 Grey Nurse Sharks are left along the east coast of Australia. The population is now critically ...
Katrina Schneider, 2007
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Australian Fish Guide
The grey nurse shark can exceed 3.5 m, but they look considerably larger in aquariums. Fishing Grey nurse sharks feed on schools of fish and may be taken with standard shark fishing baits and rigs. Their territorial nature, ability to be found ...
Francis Bernard Prokop, Trevor Hawkins, Geoff Wilson, 2006
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History of Spearfishing and Scuba Diving in Australia: The ...
Urgent action is needed to protect the grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus). The east coast population of the grey nurse shark is considered Australia's most threatened marine species and has an estimated population of less than 500 ...
Tom Byron, 2014
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Nurse Or Nemesis?: Public Perception of the Australian Grey ...
This book will, in all hope, not only have a positive influence on the conservation of the Grey Nurse shark, but also help shift understanding towards a more thorough and compassionate perception of shark species in general.
Marie-France Boissonneault, 2009
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Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue ...
... Oxyrhina 108-109 Grand requin blanc 100 Gray carpet shark 176 Gray nurse sharks 56 Gray sharks 56 Great white death 107 Great white shark 100, 107 Great white sharks 97 Grey bamboo shark 1 70 Grey nurse 62 Grey nurse shark 3, 6, ...
Leonard J. V. Compagno, 2001
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Like a Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex
And it is lucky that the female produces two pups at all, and not just one – because the female grey nurse shark has not one but a pair of separate wombs, so these offspring develop in isolation. And there is a reason for that. The grey nurse ...
Aarathi Prasad, 2012
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Field Guide to Australian Sharks and Rays
... goldeneye shovelnose ray graceful skate great hammerhead great skate great white shark green sawfish greenback skate greenback stingaree greeneye dogfish greeneye spurdog grey carpet shark grey nurse shark grey nurse sharks grey ...
‎2002
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Shark!: Killer Tales from the Dangerous Depths: Killer Tales ...
Australia's well known grey nurse shark was once considered to be very dangerous and as a consequence became seriously endangered through indiscriminate killing by divers and line fishermen, especially during the 1960s, leading to its ...
Robert Reid, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREY NURSE SHARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grey nurse shark is used in the context of the following news items.
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California shark attack rates plunge 90 per cent since 1950s
Home And Away actor Jon Sivewright launches the new Adventure experience Grey Nurse Shark Feed Dive at Manly's Ocean World on ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
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Bindi Irwin Celebrates Shark Week in the Most Stylish Way Ever
... endangered sharks by donating $1 from each special edition of their amazing shark range to Wildlife Warriors's grey nurse shark research! . «M Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Manly had its own fun pier for almost 60 years
The first occupants of the aquarium were a 3m grey nurse shark, ... a 5m tiger shark was also introduced that quickly killed the grey nurse shark. «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Critically endangered Grey Nurse Shark the focus of DPI research
Grey Nurse Shark 'listening stations' have been set-up along the coast, including throughout the Solitary Islands, to track more than 100 tagged ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
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Sharks need love too
THE GREY NURSE SHARK was once maligned as a man-eater along Australia's east coast. During the 1960s and '70s it was massively ... «Australian Geographic, May 15»
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Shark researchers enlist the help of the public as citizen scientists
Dr. Ryan Kempster photographing a grey nurse shark. Credit: Support Our Sharks. Shark researchers enlist the help of the public as citizen ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
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High shark death rate from nets
... year's swim season, including a 3.4-metre dusky whaler at Coledale and a 2.92-metre grey nurse shark - a protected species - at City Beach. «Illawarra Mercury, Mar 15»
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Marine wildlife deaths prompt call to remove shark nets
"As we all know, the grey nurse is an endangered species and protected and we do everything we can if we do catch a grey nurse shark that ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
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Grey nurse sharks too busy flirting to celebrate Manly Sea Life …
Freckles is a grey nurse shark and right now, he's looking for a partner. I'm scuba diving at Manly Sea Life Sanctuary watching enormous ... «The Daily Telegraph, Sep 14»
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Manly Sea Life Sanctuary staff rescue injured female juvenile grey
The rescue of the 1.2m female juvenile was the second grey nurse shark rescued at Magic Point this year. In February, a 1.5m grey nurse shark ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 14»

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