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gata

[ gah-tuh ]

noun

  1. the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gata1

From Latin American Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico), Spanish: “cat,” from Late Latin catta cat ( def )

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Example Sentences

Perth declared that something must be done at once, or at least before the vessel had passed Cape de Gata.

We passed the night at Molo di Gata, also a small town situate close to the sea.

He further tells us that neas landed in Italy, just as his old nurse Caita died, at the place which still is called Gata.

The Duke of Gata, a peer of France, (secret letter, lettre close).

I was sent in company with another officer into the mountains of Gata, not far from the city of Placentia.

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