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Requin
CIDE DICTIONARY
Requin, n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem.].
The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias ); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung. [1913 Webster]
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