bull shark

noun

1. a requiem shark, Carcharhinus leucas, inhabiting shallow waters from North Carolina to Brazil.

Example Sentences

A fatality from a bull shark attack occurred in early 2023 in a brackish river near the coast.

From Science Daily

An Australian woman attacked by a bull shark in Sydney Harbour has thanked her "heroic" neighbours for coming to her aid.

From BBC

Outside the state, a 16-year-old girl killed by a bull shark in a river in the west coast city of Perth in February was the only other fatal shark attack in Australia during 2023.

From Seattle Times

Between 30 to 40 shark species live around the Bahamas, although the Caribbean reef shark, the bull shark, the tiger shark and the black tip shark have the highest bite frequency, Naylor said.

From Seattle Times

Throughout the afternoon, we catch, sample and tag two more nurse sharks and a slate-gray bull shark.

From Scientific American