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man-eating shark

noun

  1. any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of man-eating shark1

First recorded in 1885–90
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It relies on this kind of corny idea of this man-eating shark.

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On location on Martha’s Vineyard, an assistant pulled back a huge sheet and young Shaw found himself staring into the gaping mouth of the man-eating shark that would soon become a cinematic icon.

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Here's a quick summary for anyone unfamiliar with Jaws: a man-eating shark is on the loose in the waters surrounding beach town Amity Island.

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Thoreau recounts a local's story of using oxen to drag a 14-foot "regular man-eating shark" he had killed out of the ocean.

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But see the film’s man-eating shark monster for what it is: a fictional characterization in a seaside scary movie, not a portrait of the great white shark’s behavior in nature.

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