Tiger shark Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
    Galeocerdo cuvieri.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus ∨ tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.

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