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iho [í.hu.] : shark (n.) [isda]; term of address for son (n.)

Derivatives of iho


Glosses:
shark
n. (animal)1. sharkany of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.
~ elasmobranch, selachianany of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates.
~ cow shark, hexanchus griseus, six-gilled sharklarge primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas.
~ mackerel sharkfierce pelagic and oceanic sharks.
~ alopius vulpinus, fox shark, thresher shark, thresher, thrasherlarge pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed.
~ carpet shark, orectolobus barbatusshark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin.
~ ginglymostoma cirratum, nurse sharksmall bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia.
~ carcharias taurus, odontaspis taurus, sand shark, sand tigershallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers.
~ rhincodon typus, whale sharklarge spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton.
~ cat sharksmall bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes.
~ requiem sharkany of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species.
~ dogfishany of several small sharks.
~ hammerhead shark, hammerheadmedium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous.
~ angel shark, squatina squatina, angelfish, monkfishsharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do.
n. (person)2. sharka person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest.
~ offender, wrongdoera person who transgresses moral or civil law.
~ loan shark, moneylender, shylock, usurersomeone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.
n. (person)3. sharka person who is unusually skilled in certain ways.; "a card shark"
~ experta person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully.
v. (social)4. sharkplay the shark; act with trickery.
~ chisel, cheatengage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
v. (competition)5. sharkhunt shark.
~ fishcatch or try to catch fish or shellfish.; "I like to go fishing on weekends"