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His head was large, and shaped like a double hammer at the end of a handle. John Mangles was right. This was evidently a balance-fish the most voracious of all the SQUALIDAE species. The passengers and sailors on the yacht were watching all the animal's movements with the liveliest interest.
It was a shark, measuring five feet and three inches in length, and he must certainly have weighed nearly a hundred pounds. From the study Mr Clare made of the subject, we found that the name by which the shark is technically known is Squalidae, which includes a large family fitly designated, as your Latin dictionary will prove when you find the adjective squalidus "filthy, slovenly, loathsome."
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