nurse shark
noun
: any of various usually bottom-dwelling sharks (family Ginglymostomatidae) with barbels near the nostrils
especially
: a large yellowish to grayish brown shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) of warm usually shallow coastal waters that is typically nonaggressive and rests often in groups on the sea floor during the day
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Waters around the islands are home to multiple types of sharks, including grey reef sharks, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks, and hammerhead sharks, according to Visit Turks & Caicos Islands.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Shark Ray Alley is a particularly popular area with visitors who dare to snorkel alongside turtles, stingrays, and even nurse sharks that slide peacefully through crystalline waters.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Head to Green Island for one of the finest spots, Cades Reef, best for spotting lobsters, eagle stingrays, and nurse sharks.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Sea turtles, nurse sharks, reef fish and corals have all been spotted in the waters.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Shark Ray Alley is a particularly popular area with visitors who dare to snorkel alongside turtles, stingrays, and even nurse sharks that slide peacefully through crystalline waters.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Head to Green Island for one of the finest spots, Cades Reef, best for spotting lobsters, eagle stingrays, and nurse sharks.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Sea turtles, nurse sharks, reef fish and corals have all been spotted in the waters.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Nurse shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20shark. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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