# catshark

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae
2. A deepwater catshark (any of family Pentanchidae).
3. A coloured catshark (any of family Atelomycteridae).
4. Any of several sharks of the family Pseudotriakidae.
5. A finback catshark (any of the family Proscylliidae).

## Etymology
From cat + shark.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/catshark