a long-bodied cartilaginous marine fish, typically predatory and voracious, with a prominent dorsal fin.
[Many species in the subclass Elasmobranchii.]
a small black SE Asian freshwater fish.
[Labeo bicolor and Morulius chrysophekadion.]
a light greyish-brown moth.
[Cucullia umbratica.]
Etymology
ME: of unknown origin.
shark2
n.
informal
a person who exploits or swindles others.
US an expert in a specified field:
a pool shark.
Etymology
C16: perh. from Ger. Schurke ‘worthless rogue’, influenced by shark1.