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requiem shark

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requiem shark

Main Entry:: requiem shark
Function:: noun
Etymology:: obsolete French requiem shark, alteration of French requin
Date:: 1900

: any of a family (Carcharhinidae) of sharks (as the tiger shark) that includes some dangerous to humans

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