requin
Re"quin (r"kwn), n. Etym: [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem.] (Zoöl.) Defn: The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
Re"quin (r"kwn), n. Etym: [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem.] (Zoöl.) Defn: The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.