white-tipped shark

/waɪt ʃɑrk/
/hwaɪt ʃɑrk/
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Definitions of white-tipped shark
  1. noun
    large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
    synonyms: Carcharinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark, whitetip shark
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    type of:
    requiem shark
    any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
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