WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
req′uiem shark′, 
  1. Fishany of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
  • 1895–1900; by folk etymology, etymological from French requin shark (origin, originally uncertain; perh. from same source as Portuguese requeima, requeime local name for various serranid fishes)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
requiem shark
  1. any shark of the family Carcharhinidae, occurring mostly in tropical seas and characterized by a nictitating membrane and a heterocercal tail. The family includes the tiger shark and the soupfin
Etymology: 17th Century: French requiem probably assimilated from a native name
'requiem shark' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bull shark - soupfin shark - tiger shark - tope

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