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thrasher |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF fr carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more and the latter sixty feet or more in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, or Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, or {Thresher shark}, a large voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Song \Song\ (?; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s["o]ngr, Goeth. sagws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc ``That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets.'' --Hawthorne. 2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad. 3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem. The bard that first adorned our native tongue Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song. --Dryden. 4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse. This subject for heroic song. --Milton. 5. An object of derision; a laughingstock. And now am I their song. yea, I am their byword. --Job xxx. 9. 6. A trifle. ``The soldier's pay is a song.'' --Silliman. {Old song}, a trifle; nothing of value. ``I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song.'' --Dr. H. More {Song bird} (Zo["o]l.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines. {Song sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), a very common North American sparrow ({Melospiza fasciata}, or {M. melodia}) noted for the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in the center. {Song thrush} (Zo["o]l.), a common European thrush ({Turdus musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also {mavis}, {throsite}, and {thrasher}. Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn; descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. 1. One who or that which thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher}, {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See {Brown thrush}. {Sage thrasher}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Sage}. {Thrasher whale} (Zo["o]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thrasher n 1: a machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw [syn: {thresher}, {threshing machine}] 2: thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs [syn: {mocking thrush}] 3: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius vulpinus}]
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