# nurse shark

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.
2. Any small shark; a dogfish.

## Etymology
See nurse, nusse, huss

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