nurse shark in English
noun
1
a shark with barbels on the snout.
The whale shark, the hammerhead and the nurse shark are impossible to confuse.
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1. The nurse shark is a viviparous, Aplacental species, with a gestation period of about five months and biennial reproduction
2. These can be tiny and circular, such as found on the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), to extended and slit-like, such as found on the wobbegongs (Orectolobidae).