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Fuchshai

German, noun/ˈfʊksˌhaɪ̯/

Fuchshai is a German masculine noun meaning “thresher shark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weltweit in allen Ozeanen beheimateter Hai mit einem langen oberen Lappen der Schwanzflosse, womit er weit…”.

What does Fuchshai mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethresher shark

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. weltweit in allen Ozeanen beheimateter Hai mit einem langen oberen Lappen der Schwanzflosse, womit er weit aus dem Wasser springen und durch Schläge seine Beute betäuben kann

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Fuchshai

  • Fuchshaies genitive
  • Fuchshais genitive
  • Fuchshaie plural
  • Fuchshaien dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Fuchshai?

  • /ˈfʊksˌhaɪ̯/
  • [ˈfʊksˌhaɪ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.