Tiburon

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.

    "Other unlucky accidents happen in these seas to vexe them, as when (in most becalmings) they swim in the bearing Ocean, the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them [...]."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Marin County, California.

Example

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"Other unlucky accidents happen in these seas to vexe them, as when (in most becalmings) they swim in the bearing Ocean, the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them [...]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Spanish tiburón (“shark”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French tiburon, from Spanish tiburón, of uncertain origin.

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