Man-eating shark - Man-eating shark

Japanese: 人喰いザメ(人喰い鮫) - ひとくいざめ

A general term for sharks that harm and sometimes kill humans. In English, a shark attack is called a "shark attack," and a shark that attacks humans is called an "attacker shark." They are sometimes called "man eaters" or "man eating sharks," but these names are also alternative names for the great white shark. In Japan, the term is not limited to the great white shark. Of the approximately 350 species of sharks in the world, only about 30 species are harmful to humans, and most of these are over 2 meters in size.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

人に危害を加え，ときには死に至らしめるサメ類の総称。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。全世界に350種ほどいるサメのうち人に危害を加えるサメは約30種であり，そのほとんどが2m以上の大きさである。

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