Thresher Shark
also called the with a short conical snout, and less for- ing but one known species, Alopias vulpes, with a short conical snout, and less formidable jaws than the white shark. The gated, being nearly equal in length to the rest of the body, and is used as a weapon to strike with. Tail in included, the thresher attains a length of 13 feet.
It inhabits the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and is sometimes met with on the coasts of Great Britain. and MACHINERY. THRESHING MACHINE. See TOOLS and MACHINERY.