sand tigerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

sand tiger (plural sand tigers)

1. Ellipsis of sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
   • 2025, New England Aquarium, Getting to Know the Neighbors: Sand Tiger Shark Research in Boston Harbor, page 3:

     Because Boston Harbor—including Dorchester Bay, Hingham Bay, Broad Sound, Nahant Bay, and Quincy Bay—is a metropolitan area with lots of human activity, it’s crucial to understand where and when sand tigers are found in the harbor and what protections they might need.

   • 2018, Peter Cooper, Lindsay French, and Gavin Naylor, Discover Fishes: Sand Tiger Shark, page 1:

     Sand tigers prefer hunting fish and invertebrates inshore near reefs, surf, and shallow bays, and migrate north-south with the seasonal temperature changes.