ferocious shark; man-eating shark
Colloquial term for a large, aggressive shark, often imagined as a man-eater. Not a scientific name.
They say ferocious sharks appear in that sea.
Just thinking about being attacked by a man-eating shark like in the movies is terrifying.
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'alligator shark'.
Katakana spelling common in colloquial or emphatic contexts.
Formed from 鰐 and 鮫 “shark.” 鰐 has historically also been used in Japanese for large sharks, alongside its use for crocodilians.