man eater

Japanese: man eater(英語表記)maneater
man eater

…In English, a shark attack is called a shark attack, and a shark that attacks humans is called an attacker shark. It is sometimes called a man eater or man eating shark, but this name is also another name for the great white shark. In Japan, it is not limited to the great white shark. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "man eater" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語ではサメによる攻撃をshark attackといい,人を襲うサメをattacker sharkという。ときにはman eater(人喰い),man eating shark(人喰いザメ)というが,この名称はホオジロザメの別名ともなっている。日本ではとくにホオジロザメには限定しない。…

※「man eater」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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