Sharklike
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sharklike is an adjective meaning Similar to a shark; like a shark.
Meaning
Similar to a shark; like a shark.
More Meanings
- Similar to that of a shark.
- (taxonomy, of a fish) Cartilaginous.
Example Sentences
a sharklike grin; sharklike teeth; a sharklike frenzy
They wallowed lazily, nibbling bits of sea grass, their dorsal fins sometimes cutting through the water, sharklike.
The first reference to the shark is lost in antiquity; there is an aboriginal drawing in Australia that shows a sharklike creature in the act of eating a man.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shark-finned, squaliform, sharkful, squaloid, sharkskinned, fishlike.
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