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Requin

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); - so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Requin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/requin.html. 1828.