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Meaning of "nurse shark" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NURSE SHARK

Nusse fisshe (later influenced in spelling by nurse), perhaps from division of obsolete an huss shark, dogfish (of uncertain origin) as a nuss.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NURSE SHARK

nurse shark play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NURSE SHARK

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Nurse shark is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NURSE SHARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nurse shark

Nurse shark

The nurse shark, , is a shark in the nurse sharks family, the only member of its genus Ginglymostoma. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 4.3 m and a weight of 330 kg.

Definition of nurse shark in the English dictionary

The definition of nurse shark in the dictionary is any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, such as Ginglymostoma cirratum of the Atlantic Ocean, having an external groove on each side of the head between the mouth and nostril.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NURSE SHARK

nurse
nurse practitioner
nursehound
nurselike
nurseling
nursemaid
nurser
nurseries
nursery
nursery cannon
nursery education
nursery nurse
nursery rhyme
nursery school
nursery slope
nursery slopes
nursery stakes
nurserymaid
nurseryman
nurserymen

WORDS THAT END LIKE NURSE SHARK

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

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

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Translation of «nurse shark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NURSE SHARK

Find out the translation of nurse shark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «nurse shark» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

护士鲨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiburón nodriza
570 millions of speakers

English

nurse shark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नर्स शार्क
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ممرضة القرش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акула медсестры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tubarão de enfermeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নার্স হাঙ্গর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

requin nourrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jururawat yu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ammenhai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テンジクザメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간호사 상어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perawat shark
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

y tá cá mập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நர்ஸ் சுறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नर्स शार्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hemşire köpekbalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nurse shark
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pielęgniarka rekin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акула медсестри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asistenta rechin
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νοσοκόμα καρχαρία
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

verpleegster haai
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sjuksköterska haj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sykepleier hai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nurse shark

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NURSE SHARK»

The term «nurse shark» is regularly used and occupies the 83.050 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NURSE SHARK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nurse shark» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nurse shark» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NURSE SHARK»

Discover the use of nurse shark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nurse shark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nurse Shark
Simple text and photos describe nurse sharks, where they live, and what they do.
Deborah Nuzzolo, 2009
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A Preliminary Evaluation of the Status of Shark Species
Category 1 : Short-tail nurse shark (Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum) Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) Nurse shark {Ginglymostoma cirratum) The nurse shark inhabits littoral waters on both sides of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic,  ...
José Ignacio Castro, Christa M. Woodley, Rebecca L. Brudek, 1999
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Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue ...
Carrier, Pratt and Martin divided nurse shark mating into five stages based on field observations of free-ranging individuals in a mating area in the Dry Tortugas , Florida: Precoupling, in which a male or group of males approached a female that ...
Leonard J. V. Compagno, 2001
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The Sharks of North America
The nurse shark is a long-lived species (see aquarium records below), but little is known about its potential life span in the wild. Relation to humans The nurse shark has been used for its liver oil, hide, and meat, as well as for display and ...
Jose I. Castro, 2011
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Shark Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance
of those supposedly harmless types was the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), a sluggish bottom- dweller — not to be confused with the gray nurse of Australia ( Carcharias arenarius), which has been indicted in many fatal attacks.
Thomas B. Allen, 2001
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Nurse Sharks
Scientific Name: Short-tail nurse shark Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Nurse shark G. cirratum Tawny nurse shark Nebrius ferrugineus Average Size: 30 inches to 14 feet (75cm to 430 cm). Short-tail nurse shark is the smallest at 30 inches (75 ...
John F. Prevost, 1995
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The Biology of Sharks and Rays
This is evident if you examine the inner ears of the broadnose sevengill shark ( Notorynchus cepediorius), nurse shark, blacktail reef shark, and bat eagle ray (fig 7.10). In contrast, the posterior canal duct, identified by an arrow on the labyrinth,  ...
A. Peter Klimley, 2013
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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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Nurse Sharks
There are three nurse shark species. These are the Short-tail Nurse Shark, the Nurse Shark, and the Tawny Nurse Shark. Little is known about the secretive Short-tail Nurse Shark. Scientists are working hard to study and gain more information ...
Heidi Mathea, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NURSE SHARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nurse shark is used in the context of the following news items.
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Photog: Bonnethead shark washes up on Hammock Beach
Last week, a 14-year-old fisherman caught a 7-foot-long nurse shark just south of the Flagler Beach Pier. Copyright 2015 Bradenton_Herald. «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
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Breathtaking pics of ANZANG finalists
THE LOOKING GLASS GREY NURSE SHARK - PHOTOGRAPHER: TONY BROWN. “On our yearly trip to South West Rocks I decided to break ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Don Rhodes: 'Shark Week' is not exactly reality TV
I saw a nurse shark, a usually very docile creature, swimming rapidly in circles looking for the source of the food. It ignored me but was certainly ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
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The first documented shark attack on the Northern Rivers
At the time, the bites were attributed to a 2.5m grey nurse shark. ... it's highly unlikely a grey nurse shark had anything to do with the attack. «Northern Star, Jul 15»
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Wild File: Meet the bottom-dwelling nurse shark
Nurse sharks have nothing to do with nurses. Instead scientists have come up with a number of theories for their name. Some say that it comes ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
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Before the bug hunt, make sure you, and your gear, are in good shape
Besides humans, animals that feed on the lobsters include the common octopus, loggerhead turtle, blue crab, nurse shark, southern stingray ... «Florida Keys Keynoter, Jul 15»
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Diving news: Grey nurse sighted near wreck
NEW RESIDENT: David Jones took this photo of a grey nurse shark near the former destroyer, HMAS Brisbane. Contributed ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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Miami man allegedly rides sea turtle, spears shark
He clarified that “anglers are allowed to keep one nurse shark a day, but they cannot be speared and must be at least 54 inches in length.”. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
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Suffering grey nurse shark triggers distress on social media
AN image posted by a Byron Bay dive company showing a grey nurse shark with a large rope tied around its tale has sparked distress on social ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: 14-year-old catches shark near Flagler Beach Pier
A group of kids fishing south of the Flagler Beach Pier on Monday, July 14, 2015, hauled in a nurse shark. After unhooking the shark, the group ... «Bay News 9, Jul 15»

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