English Dictionary

walking shark

名詞

Any of various species of shark that move by ‘walking’ their fins across the sea bed, especially Hemiscyllium ocellatum (the epaulette shark) or Hemiscyllium halmahera.

日本語の意味

海底を歩くように移動する、さまざまな種類のサメを指す。特に、エポレットサメ（Hemiscyllium ocellatum）やハルマヘラサメ（Hemiscyllium halmahera）など、胸鰭を使って海底を這うように進むサメの総称。

A walking shark navigated the shallow lagoon, using its fins to push itself across the sand.

エポレットシャーク（歩くサメの一種）は浅いラグーンを進み、胸びれを使って砂の上を押して移動した。

意味（1）

Any of various species of shark that move by ‘walking’ their fins across the sea bed, especially Hemiscyllium ocellatum (the epaulette shark) or Hemiscyllium halmahera.

Given the nickname the walking shark, it is about a metre long and stands up on its pectoral and pelvic fins to walk around on the seabed with a sinuous motion, rather like a lizard, hunting molluscs and crustaceans.

walking sharks （ plural ）