whitetip shark
1. large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark • Syn: oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus • Hypernyms: requiem shark • Member Holonyms: Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus 2. smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins • Syn: reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus • Hypernyms: smooth dogfish • Member Holonyms: Triaenodon, genus Triaenodon
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