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slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters

1. : a voracious and very active pelagic shark (Prionace glauca) that may become 20 to 25 feet long and is reputed to be a man-eater

2. : any of various other sharks; especially : requin

a slender, pelagic shark, Prionace glauca, that is indigo blue above, shading to white below. Also called great blue shark.

[1665-75]

blue shark noun

A shark with a dark blue back (Prionace glauca)

Main Entry: ↑blue

blue shark,

a large shark of tropical and temperate oceans, one of the commonest of those considered dangerous to man.

n. a long slender shark with an indigo-blue back and white underparts, typically occurring in the open sea. ● Prionace glauca, family Carcharhinidae