whitetip shark Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
    Triaenodon obseus; reef whitetip shark.
  2. noun large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
    Carcharinus longimanus; white-tipped shark; oceanic whitetip shark.

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