Rē'quin, n.
n. [Fr. requin, from Lat. requiem, a mass sung for the dead, so called by French sailors on account of its dangerousness. See REQUIEM.] (Ichth.) The white shark (Carcharias vulgaris). Baird.
n. [Fr. requin, from Lat. requiem, a mass sung for the dead, so called by French sailors on account of its dangerousness. See REQUIEM.] (Ichth.) The white shark (Carcharias vulgaris). Baird.